動(dòng)詞 wither:

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

1. Remove an old tree and it will wither to death.
   [諺]老樹移栽活不了，老人遷居命不長(zhǎng)。
2. All other laurels wither before hers.
   所有榮譽(yù)和她獲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癟了。
4. The cold withered the leaves.
   嚴(yán)寒使樹葉凋落。

with.er

v.（動(dòng)詞）
with.ered,with.er.ing,with.ers
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
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變干燥或枯萎
To lose freshness; droop.
變枯槁；萎縮
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause to shrivel or fade.
使枯萎；使凋謝
To render speechless or incapable of action; stun:
使說不出話，使不能行為；使目瞪口呆：
例句：
The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.
掃視吵鬧的學(xué)生使他們噤聲不語

來源：
Alteration of Middle English widderen
中古英語 widderen的變化
perhaps variant of wederen [to weather]
可能為 wederen的變體 [枯萎]
from weder [weather] * see weather
源自 weder [天氣] *參見 weather