withers

英 [ˈwɪðəz]

美 [ˈwɪðərz]

n.  鬐甲(马肩胛骨间隆起部分)
v.  (使)枯萎，凋谢; 萎缩; (尤指渐渐)破灭，消失
wither的第三人称单数

复数：withers　

BNC.36368 / COCA.28737

牛津词典

noun

• 鬐甲（马肩胛骨间隆起部分）
  the highest part of a horse's back, between its shoulders

柯林斯词典

• VERB 衰弱;凋敝
  If someone or somethingwithers, they become very weak.
  1. When he went into retirement, he visibly withered...
     他到退休年龄时已老态毕现。
  2. Industries unable to modernize have been left to wither.
     无法实现现代化的行业已经自行衰落。
  3. Wither awaymeans the same aswither.
     wither away 同 wither
  4. To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.
     眼见自己的身体日渐衰弱真是让人心烦。
• VERB (花朵、植物)枯萎，凋谢
  If a flower or plantwithers, it dries up and dies.
  1. The flowers in Isabel's room had withered...
     伊莎贝尔房间里的花已经枯萎了。
  2. Farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions.
     美国中西部农民眼睁睁地看着他们的庄稼旱死。
• 甲；马肩隆
  The highest part of a horse's back, behind its neck, is referred to as itswithers.

英英释义

noun

• the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals

双语例句

• The body is slightly longer than the height at the withers.
  身体的比例是长度略大于肩高。
• Hair is short on the face developing into a distinct mane, from the crown to the withers, surrounding the head and neck.
  面部的短毛发逐渐增长为头顶部和肩部的鬃毛，环绕头部和颈部。
• A nation never withers if its history stands tall.
  一个缺乏历史的民族是不会长久的。
• Withers are prominent and attached to a well set-in shoulder.
  威瑟斯是突出和良好的设置，在肩部连接到。
• As a result, the initiative of enterprises withers.
  企业没有积极性了。
• • the "partnership" quietly withers away, leaving a damaged relationship with Goliath and a bad taste inside the company.
  •双方的“合作关系”无疾而终，不仅破坏了你与歌利亚的关系，还在公司内部留下了苦涩的回忆。
• And when death appears, it pales and withers and crumbles into dust.
  等到死亡出现的时候，它就苍白枯萎，碎成尘土了。
• Like a flower he blossoms and then withers; like a shadow he flees and never stays.
  他象朵花似的盛开而后枯萎，象影子似的漂浮不定。
• Withers high and the topline slightly rounded over the loin to the set on of the tail.
  马肩隆是背线上最高的，背线略微圆拱，越过腰部，在尾根处结束。
• A difficult tale. I have sympathy for withers, but I have my own problems to concern me.
  一个复杂的故事。我十分同情威瑟斯的遭遇，但是我还有自己的问题要去解决。