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

• The root of ideal is withering eventually the secular spirit of utilitarianism is concealed.
  理想的根系慢慢枯萎，最终为功利主义的世俗精神所掩盖。
• 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。
• 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 death of cells is similar to withering of flowers, which is an active physiological cycle.
  细胞死亡的类似枯萎的花朵，这是一个积极的生理周期。
• The grass was withering on the hillsides.
  山坡上的青草渐渐枯萎。
• I had the feeling of a stray lamb looking for shelter and a withering flower looking for rain and dew.
  我有迷途的羔羊寻找庇护所，凋谢中的花朵寻找雨露那样的感觉。
• 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》。
• 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。
• The right time to collect rhizome should be at the stage of twining stem withering.
  合适的采挖期仍以地上缠绕茎枯萎期为宜。
• 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。