wilted

英 [ˈwɪltɪd]

美 [ˈwɪltɪd]

adj.  (菜叶)稍煮的，焯水的
v.  (使)枯萎，凋谢，蔫; 变得委靡不振; 发蔫; 变得又累又乏; 失去自信; 同一个人谈话时用，即you will
wilt的过去分词和过去式

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牛津词典

adj.

• （菜叶）稍煮的，焯水的
  wilted vegetable leaves, for example lettuce leaves, have been cooked for a short time and then used in a salad

柯林斯词典

• VERB 枯萎;凋谢;发蔫
  If a plantwilts, it gradually bends downwards and becomes weak because it needs more water or is dying.
  1. The roses wilted the day after she bought them...
     她买的玫瑰第二天就凋谢了。
  2. Remove any damaged or wilted leaves.
     去掉烂叶和枯叶。
• VERB 变得萎靡不振;打蔫儿;消沉
  If someonewilts, they become weak or tired, or lose confidence.
  1. She soon wilted in the morning heat...
     在早晨的热浪中她很快就蔫儿了。
  2. The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.
     政府面对如此大的压力，失去了信心。

英英释义

adj

• not firm
  1. wilted lettuce
  Synonym:limp

双语例句

• This year, food prices are still high while incomes and trade flows have wilted.
  今年，粮食价格仍居高不下，而收入和贸易流通却已枯萎。
• The romance blossomed for six or seven months, and then wilted.
  那罗曼史持续六七个月之后就告吹了。
• The Japanese economic challenge, meantime, wilted as equity and property bubbles burst and deflation threatened.
  与此同时，随着日本股市和楼市泡沫破裂，通缩降临，其所构成的经济挑战也化为乌有。
• Wilt affects plants very suddenly, frequently going from a healthy, full plant to totally wilted and brown in just a few days.
  枯萎病对植株的影响非常突然，常会使健康、丰满的植株在短短几天内完全枯萎，变成褐色。
• The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.
  政府面对如此大的压力，失去了信心。
• Even as other metals have wilted this year, copper prices have stayed high.
  今年，其他金属价格出现疲软，铜价仍维持在高位。
• He had intended to say something, but when all the hostile faces turned towards him, he wilted.
  他本想说些什么，但当所有带着敌意的脸转向他时，他退缩了。
• My motto: Wilt them in the living room and they'll stay wilted all night.
  我的格言是：在客厅就挫掉他们的锐气，那么他们整晚都不敢轻举妄动。
• Man and beast wilted under the merciless sun.
  烈日下人和牲口都疲惫不堪。
• The flowers wilted in the hot sun.
  花在烈日下枯萎了。