withering

英 [ˈwɪðərɪŋ]

美 [ˈwɪðərɪŋ]

adj.  尖刻的; 使人难堪的; 令人无地自容的
v.  (使)枯萎，凋谢; 萎缩; (尤指渐渐)破灭，消失
wither的现在分词

现在分词：withering　复数：witherings　

BNC.19197 / COCA.16739

牛津词典

adj.

• 尖刻的；使人难堪的；令人无地自容的
  intended to make sb feel silly or ashamed
  1. withering scorn
     使人难堪的轻蔑
  2. She gave him a withering look.
     她极其蔑视地看了他一眼。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （眼神、话语）尖刻的，令人难堪的，咄咄逼人的
  Awitheringlook or remark is very critical, and is intended to make someone feel ashamed or stupid.
  1. Deborah Jane's mother gave her a withering look...
     德博拉·简的妈妈狠狠地瞪了她一眼。
  2. She launched a withering attack on the Press.
     她向该通讯社发起了一场声势逼人的讨伐。

双语例句

• Old people are complaining that the old ethical values are withering away.
  老人抱怨说旧的伦理价值正在消亡。
• Deborah Jane's mother gave her a withering look
  德博拉·简的妈妈狠狠地瞪了她一眼。
• This is why last week's news about the withering green shoots is so important.
  这就是上周有关萌芽枯萎的消息之所以如此重要的原因。
• Hitherto the withering flowers cant withstand the sunshine notwithstanding my care.
  尽管有我的呵护，这些凋谢的花至今仍经不起阳光。
• We only managed to walk a few steps before collapsing in the withering heat.
  我们在酷署中只走了几步就倒下了。
• Daylight Withering Room Design for White Tea and the Improvement on Withering Condition
  白茶日光萎凋房设计及其对萎凋环境的影响
• Foliage dull dark green at tips or margins of leaflets and withering of older leaves.
  植株小叶的尖端和边缘暗绿，老叶干枯；
• He made a withering attack on governmerit policy.
  他对政府的政策进行了一番凌厉的攻击。
• The grass was withering on the hillsides.
  山坡上的青草渐渐枯萎。
• Under the withering assault of the locust swarms, a quarter of west Africa's crops could vanish.
  在蝗虫群的毁灭性袭击下，西非农作物的4分之一可能完全消失。