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- withering scorn
使人难堪的轻蔑 - She gave him a withering look.
她极其蔑视地看了他一眼。
- withering scorn
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.- Deborah Jane's mother gave her a withering look...
德博拉·简的妈妈狠狠地瞪了她一眼。 - 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。
- Deborah Jane's mother gave her a withering look...
双语例句
- Possessing annihilative power; a devastating hurricane; the guns opened a withering fire.
拥有毁灭性的力量;毁灭性的飓风;枪炮毁灭性的开火了。 - These were Charlotte Bronze's Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte's Withering Heights.
这就是夏洛特勃朗特的《简爱》和艾米莉勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》。 - 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。 - 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。 - Romance is seeing flowers withering away you want to cry.
浪漫是瞧见花将凋零想哭泣。 - It is in this withering silence, the fall last drop of dew.
就在这枯萎的沉寂里,落下最后一滴露水。 - But drivers found the new system confusing, and consumer reports issued a withering report on its functionality.
但是驾驶者发现,这个新系统让人困惑,而《消费者报告》(ConsumerReports)则发表了一份报告,对这个系统的功能大加讽刺。 - The grass was withering on the hillsides.
山坡上的青草渐渐枯萎。 - Withering is a key process in the formation of white tea quality.
萎凋是形成白茶品质的关键工序。 - Their love was withering away.
他们的爱情正在凋零。