wither

动词 wither:

1. wither, as with a loss of moisture
   同义词：shrivel, shrivel up, shrink
2. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
   同义词：fade

1. Remove an old tree and it will wither to death.
   [谚]老树移栽活不了，老人迁居命不长。
2. All other laurels wither before hers.
   所有荣誉和她获得的相比都黯然失色。
3. The grapes withered on the vine.
   葡萄藤上的葡萄都干瘪了。
4. The cold withered the leaves.
   严寒使树叶凋落。

with.er

v.（动词）
with.ered,with.er.ing,with.ers
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To dry up or shrivel from or as if from loss of moisture.
干枯，枯萎：因或似乎因失去水分而变干燥或枯萎
To lose freshness; droop.
变枯槁；萎缩
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to shrivel or fade.
使枯萎；使凋谢
To render speechless or incapable of action; stun:
使说不出话，使不能行为；使目瞪口呆：
例句：
The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.
扫视吵闹的学生使他们噤声不语

来源：
Alteration of Middle English widderen
中古英语 widderen的变化
perhaps variant of wederen [to weather]
可能为 wederen的变体 [枯萎]
from weder [weather] * see weather
源自 weder [天气] *参见 weather