Noun:
any weakening or degeneration especially through lack of use
Adjective:
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;possessing annihilative power
a devastating hurricane
the guns opened a withering fire
making light of;afire with annihilating invective
a devastating portrait of human folly
to compliments inflated I've a withering reply
wither枯萎，干枯tea-leaf withering machine茶叶干燥机withering house风干棚artificial withering人工凋萎controlled withering人工风干withering cancer医 硬癌withering sarcoma医 蕈样真菌病…withering loft风干棚
近义词 atrophy萎缩scornful轻蔑的arrogant傲慢的crushing压倒的contraction收缩sarcastic讽刺的disdainful鄙视的contemptuous轻视的devastating毁灭性的sneering嘲笑的(讥笑的…annihilative有消灭能力的…dismissive表示拒绝或放弃的…annihilating动词annihilate…
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用作形容词And not to be trapped by withering laurels.还不至于被干枯的月桂枝牵绊。 The authors are witheringly contemptuous of the bogus equation of tidiness and morality— for example in corporate“ clean desk” policies.
本书的两位作者毫不留情地批判了将整洁与道德相等同的做法，例如，公司内“清洁办公桌”的政策。 hicoo