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Withering 英 Wɪðərɪŋ] 美 Wɪðərɪŋ Adj.摧毁的;毁灭的;干枯的;使畏缩的 动词wither的现在分词形式 Trapped Laurels

英语单词 withering
英美音标 英 ['wɪðərɪŋ] 美 ['wɪðərɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.摧毁的;毁灭的;干枯的;使畏缩的
动词wither的现在分词形式.
英语例句 (1) And not to be trapped by withering laurels.
(2) She fixed Bill with her withering gaze.
中文例句 (1) 还不至于被干枯的月桂枝牵绊。
(2) 她以令人畏缩的眼神凝视比尔。
vocabulary简明 Withering is the process of becoming weaker. You can watch the withering of a flower bouquet in water — over the days and weeks, the blossoms become droopy and faded.
vocabulary扩展 You might talk about the withering of trees in a drought or the withering of people's bank accounts during an economic recession. Withering can also be used as an adjective, to describe something with a terrible, destructive strength, like a withering hurricane. It comes from the verb wither, to dry up or shrivel, from the Old English word wydderen, which is a variation on wederen, "to expose to the weather."
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](眼神、话语)尖刻的,令人难堪的,咄咄逼人的 A withering look or remark is very critical, and is intended to make someone feel ashamed or stupid.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • Deborah Jane's mother gave her a withering look...

    德博拉·简的妈妈狠狠地瞪了她一眼。

  • She launched a withering attack on the Press.

    她向该通讯社发起了一场声势逼人的讨伐。

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