"wither away" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 枯萎
• 衰退

Definition

指因缺乏养分或照顾而逐渐干枯、变弱或缩小。常用于植物、身体部位，有时也指希望、传统等事物的减弱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于书面语，不常见于日常口语。常见搭配有植物、身体部位（“花朵枯萎”，“肌肉萎缩”），也可比喻希望、传统的衰退。

Examples

The leaves started to wither away in the hot sun.

叶子在强烈的阳光下开始**枯萎**。

If you don't water the plant, it will wither away.

如果你不给植物浇水，它会**枯萎**。

After his illness, his muscles began to wither away.

生病后，他的肌肉开始**萎缩**。

As time passed, the old traditions slowly withered away.

随着时间流逝，旧习俗慢慢**消失**了。

Without regular use, my language skills started to wither away.

不常用的话，我的语言能力就会**退化**。

Their excitement about the project soon withered away when they saw how hard it was.

当他们发现这个项目有多难时，他们的热情很快就**消退**了。