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

• We only managed to walk a few steps before collapsing in the withering heat.
  我们在酷署中只走了几步就倒下了。
• 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。
• She scorns a pasture withering to the root.
  她再不屑于牧场干枯的草根。
• 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。
• He made a withering attack on governmerit policy.
  他对政府的政策进行了一番凌厉的攻击。
• 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。
• 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。
• The withering of the Doha world trade round has led, predictably, to a flourishing crop of alternatives.
  可以预见的是，多哈（Doha）回合世贸谈判的枯萎，促成了各种选择的繁荣。
• 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。