wilted

英 [ˈwɪltɪd]

美 [ˈwɪltɪd]

adj.  (菜叶)稍煮的，焯水的
v.  (使)枯萎，凋谢，蔫; 变得委靡不振; 发蔫; 变得又累又乏; 失去自信; 同一个人谈话时用，即you will
wilt的过去分词和过去式

COCA.25423

牛津词典

adj.

• （菜叶）稍煮的，焯水的
  wilted vegetable leaves, for example lettuce leaves, have been cooked for a short time and then used in a salad

柯林斯词典

• VERB 枯萎;凋谢;发蔫
  If a plantwilts, it gradually bends downwards and becomes weak because it needs more water or is dying.
  1. The roses wilted the day after she bought them...
     她买的玫瑰第二天就凋谢了。
  2. Remove any damaged or wilted leaves.
     去掉烂叶和枯叶。
• VERB 变得萎靡不振;打蔫儿;消沉
  If someonewilts, they become weak or tired, or lose confidence.
  1. She soon wilted in the morning heat...
     在早晨的热浪中她很快就蔫儿了。
  2. The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.
     政府面对如此大的压力，失去了信心。

英英释义

adj

• not firm
  1. wilted lettuce
  Synonym:limp

双语例句

• While the build-up to February 14 may be a busy time for the on-line dating industry, the crunch time this year, says Mark Brooks, president of the Internet Dating Executive Alliance, will be when the red roses have wilted.
  InternetDatingExecutiveAlliance总裁马克•布鲁克斯（MarkBrooks）表示，尽管对在线交友行业而言，2月14日之前的这段时间可能会很忙，但今年的关键时刻将是红玫瑰枯萎的时候。
• The salad greens were wilted and I think the chicken might've been rancid.
  沙拉的青菜都黄了，我想鸡肉可能也腐坏了。
• This year, food prices are still high while incomes and trade flows have wilted.
  今年，粮食价格仍居高不下，而收入和贸易流通却已枯萎。
• The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.
  政府面对如此大的压力，失去了信心。
• My motto: Wilt them in the living room and they'll stay wilted all night.
  我的格言是：在客厅就挫掉他们的锐气，那么他们整晚都不敢轻举妄动。
• Even as other metals have wilted this year, copper prices have stayed high.
  今年，其他金属价格出现疲软，铜价仍维持在高位。
• Physical and biological science wilted and died on the stony soil of Roman prosperity.
  物理和生物科学是在罗马昌盛的硬土上枯萎而死的。
• Man and beast wilted under the merciless sun.
  烈日下人和牲口都疲惫不堪。
• When bud vase water is murky or flowers wilted.
  花瓶中的水是混浊的，花是枯萎的。
• The Japanese economic challenge, meantime, wilted as equity and property bubbles burst and deflation threatened.
  与此同时，随着日本股市和楼市泡沫破裂，通缩降临，其所构成的经济挑战也化为乌有。