with.er
v.(动词)
with.ered,with.er.ing,with.ers
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To dry up or shrivel from or as if from loss of moisture.
干枯,枯萎:因或似乎因失去水分而变干燥或枯萎
To lose freshness; droop.
变枯槁;萎缩
v.tr.(及物动词)
To cause to shrivel or fade.
使枯萎;使凋谢
To render speechless or incapable of action; stun:
使说不出话,使不能行为;使目瞪口呆:
例句:
The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.
扫视吵闹的学生使他们噤声不语
来源:
Alteration of Middle English widderen
中古英语 widderen的变化
perhaps variant of wederen [to weather]
可能为 wederen的变体 [枯萎]
from weder [weather] * see weather
源自 weder [天气] *参见 weather