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

Like a flower he blossoms and then withers; like a shadow he flees and never stays.
他象朵花似的盛开而后枯萎，象影子似的漂浮不定。
Withers high and the topline slightly rounded over the loin to the set on of the tail.
马肩隆是背线上最高的，背线略微圆拱，越过腰部，在尾根处结束。
The tender plant is produced, but in so cold a soil and so severe a climate, soon withers and dies.
柔嫩植物长出来了，但在土壤寒冽、气候严酷的环境中，不久就枯死了。
And when death appears, it pales and withers and crumbles into dust.
等到死亡出现的时候，它就苍白枯萎，碎成尘土了。
Life will never be the flower withers.
生命之花永不会凋谢。
When the tail is extended toward the head it reaches at least halfway to the withers.
当尾巴向头部方向伸展时，至少能到达去马肩隆的中途。
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。
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 topline is level from the withers to the croup.
背线自马肩隆到臀部保持水平。
As a result, the initiative of enterprises withers.
企业没有积极性了。