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 girl's pitiful history would wring one's withers.
这女孩子的经历令人心碎。
A nation never withers if its history stands tall.
一个缺乏历史的民族是不会长久的。
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。
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。
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。
The body is slightly longer than the height at the withers.
身体的比例是长度略大于肩高。
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。
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！
Topline straight and level between withers and croup.
背线笔直，位置介于腰和臀部之间。
As a result, the initiative of enterprises withers.
企业没有积极性了。