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Wilt Ed Weak Flowers Lack Water Day Verb

英语单词 wilt
英美音标 英 [wɪlt] 美 [wɪlt]
中文释义 v.(使)枯萎;(使)萎靡
n.枯萎;憔悴
英语例句 (1) The flowers are wilting for lack of water.
(2) Several sleepless nights made him wilt.
(3) We are the flowers in the wind, blooming for its wilt.
中文例句 (1) 这些花因缺水而渐渐枯萎。
(2) 数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。
(3) 我们是风中飘落的花朵,为了枯萎而盛开。
vocabulary简明 When things droop from heat, lack of water, or illness, they wilt. If you go on vacation for two weeks and forget to water your plants first, they will wilt.
vocabulary扩展 The vegetables in your garden will wilt if they're attacked by slugs or don't get enough moisture — and people can be said to wilt too, especially when they're limp and weak from exhaustion. A long walk on the hottest day of summer can make you wilt. Wilt was most likely first spelled welk, from the Middle Dutch word welken, "to wither or become soft."
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]枯萎;凋谢;发蔫 If a plant wilts, it gradually bends downwards and becomes weak because it needs more water or is dying.
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  [V-ed]
  • The roses wilted the day after she bought them...

    她买的玫瑰第二天就凋谢了。

  • Remove any damaged or wilted leaves.

    去掉烂叶和枯叶。

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[VERB 动词]变得萎靡不振;打蔫儿;消沉 If someone wilts, they become weak or tired, or lose confidence.
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  • She soon wilted in the morning heat...

    在早晨的热浪中她很快就蔫儿了。

  • The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.

    政府面对如此大的压力,失去了信心。

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