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

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。
Friends and family also rallied around Miss Withers, 29, a PA from a West End recruitment firm.
今年29岁的威瑟斯小姐在伦敦西区一家人力资源公司担任私人助理，朋友和家人都表示了对她的支持。
A nation never withers if its history stands tall.
一个缺乏历史的民族是不会长久的。
Withers are prominent and attached to a well set-in shoulder.
威瑟斯是突出和良好的设置，在肩部连接到。
Back: The back is short, straight and muscular and firmly connects the withers to the hindquarters.
背：背短、直、且肌肉发达。稳固地连接肩和后躯。
Empress Dowager of the palace and gardens from the withers not a dewy rose.
皇太后的花园及行宫是从不曾凋谢的一支带露玫瑰。
Amid the rockers was Ms. Cyrus, and even Mr. Withers again squeezed in front of a microphone.
赛勒斯参与了合唱，甚至连威瑟斯也再次挤到麦克风前。
The body is slightly longer than the height at the withers.
身体的比例是长度略大于肩高。
He should be tied to the top rail, which is a few inches higher than his withers.
他应该被拴在最高的那根围栏上，那根围栏比他的肩隆高了几英寸。