withering

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枯萎,凋零,凋谢,枯萎的

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb

1
- : to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- : to lose the freshness of youth, as from age.

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc.: The drought withered the buds.
- : to affect harmfully: Reputations were withered by the scandal.
- : to abash, as by a scathing glance: a look that withered him.

adj.shriveling

Synonyms

adj.devastating

Synonyms

So the thinking is that Kohl’s will get Sephora in front of new customers and away from the shopping malls that are home to Penney and have been withering for years.
Gap is trying to execute a comeback and rebuild its relevance with customers after years of withering.
What might happen otherwise is watching a beautiful artifact withering to “an eyesore beyond feasible restoration,” like the century-old Alvin Clark boat that was discovered in Wisconsin in the 1960s.
If it had ended there and withered away like many other social networks before it, we might well have put it in the waste bin of history.
That’s because when they go dormant in the winter, their stems don’t wither away.
In the end, Hollow pulled out a withering attack that outpaced Budden both in speed and viciousness.
“Rather whip up a soufflé”—a wonderful compliment or a withering dis?
The Obama administration has come under withering criticism because the whereabouts of abu Khatallah have been generally known.
Brzezinski was withering, however, asking de Blasio outright, “Why are you hostile to charters?”
After the film opened to withering reviews, his despair was complete.
But the withering mildew was now breathed forth, that was intended to blast this goodly harvest.
"Certainly not, Mr. Gilbert Rushmere," drawing herself up, with a air of spurious dignity.

/with-er/US // ˈwɪð ər //UK // (ˈwɪðə) //

枯萎,凋零,凋谢,枯萎的

v.无主动词 verb

1
- : to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- : to lose the freshness of youth, as from age.

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc.: The drought withered the buds.
- : to affect harmfully: Reputations were withered by the scandal.
- : to abash, as by a scathing glance: a look that withered him.

adj.shriveling

Synonyms

adj.devastating

Synonyms

So the thinking is that Kohl’s will get Sephora in front of new customers and away from the shopping malls that are home to Penney and have been withering for years.
Gap is trying to execute a comeback and rebuild its relevance with customers after years of withering.
What might happen otherwise is watching a beautiful artifact withering to “an eyesore beyond feasible restoration,” like the century-old Alvin Clark boat that was discovered in Wisconsin in the 1960s.
If it had ended there and withered away like many other social networks before it, we might well have put it in the waste bin of history.
That’s because when they go dormant in the winter, their stems don’t wither away.
In the end, Hollow pulled out a withering attack that outpaced Budden both in speed and viciousness.
“Rather whip up a soufflé”—a wonderful compliment or a withering dis?
The Obama administration has come under withering criticism because the whereabouts of abu Khatallah have been generally known.
Brzezinski was withering, however, asking de Blasio outright, “Why are you hostile to charters?”
After the film opened to withering reviews, his despair was complete.
But the withering mildew was now breathed forth, that was intended to blast this goodly harvest.
"Certainly not, Mr. Gilbert Rushmere," drawing herself up, with a air of spurious dignity.