"welk" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 枯萎的

Definition

“Welk”指的是某物（通常是植物或花）因失去水分或生命变得干枯、萎缩、不再新鲜。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Welk”主要用于文学或植物学语境，日常口语中更常用“wilted”或“withered”。主要描述植物的外观，不用于情感状态。

Examples

The rose in the vase was welk after a week without water.

花瓶里的玫瑰一周不浇水就**枯萎**了。

The leaves looked welk under the hot sun.

叶子在烈日下看起来**枯萎了**。

After the party, the decorations were sad and welk.

聚会后，装饰变得悲伤且**枯萎了**。

By the end of summer, the garden was full of welk petals.

夏末，花园里满是**枯萎**的花瓣。

Those herbs look pretty welk—maybe toss them out?

这些香草看起来非常**枯萎**——也许该扔掉了？

Even the cacti looked kind of welk after the drought.

连仙人掌在干旱后也似乎有点**枯萎**了。