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

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.

noun

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

This horse is tied to a rail that is below the level of his withers.
图中的马被拴在一根低于肩隆的围栏上。
So you may be saying to yourself, I have to sign up right now for Swahili and calculus and accordion lessons before my brain withers away!
也许这是你在对自己说，现在马上我就要去报名参加斯瓦希利语（Swahili）、积分学和手风琴课，得赶在脑子迟钝之前！
As a result, the initiative of enterprises withers.
企业没有积极性了。
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。
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。
The topline is level from the withers to the croup.
背线自马肩隆到臀部保持水平。
It withers quicker than the rose.
却比玫瑰残降天借快。
Back: The back is straight and strong, with a level topline from withers to croup.
后躯：后躯直并且强壮，拥有从肩部到臀部水平的背线。
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。
A nation never withers if its history stands tall.
一个缺乏历史的民族是不会长久的。