wither學測 L5KK [ˈwɪðɚ] ｜ /ˈwɪðɚ/
枯萎；凋謝·衰退；消減
課本必考字，枯萎與衰退雙義
Without rain, the roses wither one petal at a time.
沒有雨水，玫瑰的花瓣一片片枯萎。
一個畫面：花瓣枯萎垂落
缺水乾枯缺水或高溫，葉片逐漸失去水分
轉黃枯萎顏色轉黃變褐，花瓣枯萎下垂
熱情消退希望或動力像花草一樣逐漸消失
義項
花園枯萎C2verb枯萎；凋謝
During the long drought, the flowers in the garden began to wither and turned brown.
在長期乾旱中，花園裡的花朵開始枯萎，變成褐色。
flowers witherleaves wither
希望消逝C2verb衰退；消減
As the years passed, his hopes of ever returning home slowly withered.
隨著歲月流逝，他返鄉的希望慢慢消減殆盡。
hope withersenthusiasm withers
片語
wither away逐漸凋零 →逐漸枯萎消失
wither on the vine藤蔓乾枯 →計畫還沒成功就夭折
你會不會這樣說？
'The garden began to ___ during the drought.' (wither / weather)
看答案
wither
wither是枯萎，weather是天氣，兩字外型相近卻意思不同。
'his hopes of ever returning home slowly withered.' 這裡的 withered 最接近 (A) 枯萎 (B) 衰退消減
看答案
(B)
此句形容希望逐漸消失，對應「衰退；消減」義項。
字族
withered 枯萎的；憔悴的