wilt
verb /wɪlt/
/wɪlt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they wilt | /wɪlt/ /wɪlt/ |
| he / she / it wilts | /wɪlts/ /wɪlts/ |
| past simple wilted | /ˈwɪltɪd/ /ˈwɪltɪd/ |
| past participle wilted | /ˈwɪltɪd/ /ˈwɪltɪd/ |
| -ing form wilting | /ˈwɪltɪŋ/ /ˈwɪltɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a plant or flower) to bend towards the ground because of the heat or a lack of water
（使）枯萎，凋谢，蔫 - Some of the leaves were beginning to wilt.
有些叶子开始枯萎。 - The plants will wilt in direct sunlight.
日光直射会使这些植物枯萎。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- visibly
- begin to
- in
- under
- with
- …
- Some of the leaves were beginning to wilt.
- [intransitive] (informal) to become weak or tired or less confident
变得委靡不振；发蔫；变得又累又乏；失去自信 - The spectators were wilting visibly in the hot sun.
看得出观众在炎热的阳光下快支撑不住了。 - He was wilting under the pressure of work.
他被工作压得喘不过气来。
Topics Feelingsc2- By half-time, the team was wilting under the pressure.
比赛进行到一半，该队就在压力之下失去了斗志。 - The passengers were visibly wilting with the heat and movement of the bus.
由于天热和公共汽车的颠簸，乘客们都明显地蔫儿了。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- visibly
- begin to
- in
- under
- with
- …
- The spectators were wilting visibly in the hot sun.
- thou wilt(old use) used to mean ‘you will’, when talking to one person
（同一个人谈话时用，即 you will）
词源senses 1 to 2 late 17th cent. (originally dialect): perhaps an alteration of dialect welk ‘lose freshness’, of Low German origin.