"wilt" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 枯萎
• 衰弱 (人)

Definition

變得無力、枯萎或乾枯，通常用於形容失去水分的植物，也可指人失去活力或自信。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「Wilt」多用來形容植物枯萎，也可以生動或文學性地指人在壓力下失去活力或信心。不要與介詞「with」混淆。

Examples

If you don't water the plants, they will wilt.

如果你不給植物澆水，它們會**枯萎**。

The flowers began to wilt in the hot sun.

花在烈日下開始**枯萎**了。

Lettuce will wilt if left out of the fridge.

生菜如果不放冰箱就會**枯萎**。

After hours of running, I started to wilt from exhaustion.

跑了好幾個小時後，我開始因疲憊而**虛脫**。

Watching her confidence wilt was hard for her friends.

朋友們很難看到她的自信在**消退**。

Don't let negative comments make you wilt.

別讓負面評論讓你**氣餒**。