"wither away" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 枯萎
• 衰退

Definition

指因缺乏養分或照顧而逐漸乾枯、變弱或縮小。常用於植物、身體部位，有時也指希望、傳統等事物的減弱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於書面語，不常見於日常口語。常見搭配為植物、身體部位（「花朵枯萎」、「肌肉萎縮」），也可比喻希望、傳統的衰退。

Examples

The leaves started to wither away in the hot sun.

葉子在強烈的陽光下開始**枯萎**。

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

如果你不給植物澆水，它會**枯萎**。

After his illness, his muscles began to wither away.

生病後，他的肌肉開始**萎縮**。

As time passed, the old traditions slowly withered away.

隨著時間流逝，舊習俗慢慢**消失**了。

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

不常用的話，我的語言能力就會**退化**。

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

當他們發現這個項目有多難時，他們的熱情很快就**消退**了。