wither
- v. 枯萎, 使凋谢
- v. 衰退
- Definition
- v. to become or make dry and shriveled
- v. to gradually weaken and fade
- Example
- Without water, the plants began to wither within just a few days.
- 没有水的话，这些植物几天之内就会开始枯萎。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to gradually weaken or disappear (verb).
比较义项：逐渐衰退、消失（动词）。
- fade
Used mainly for color, light, sound, or memories gradually becoming less vivid or intense; does not imply loss of life or health.
主要用于颜色、光线、声音或记忆逐渐变淡、变弱；不含失去生命力或健康的意味。
Her old jeans had faded to a pale, washed-out blue.
她那条旧牛仔裤已经褪色成浅浅的、洗白了的蓝色。
- wither 本词
Used mainly for living things (plants, bodies) or abstract things like hope and enthusiasm losing vitality and shrinking or drying up; often implies decline toward death or failure.
主要用于植物、身体等生命体，或希望、热情等抽象事物逐渐失去活力、枯萎或衰竭；常暗含走向死亡或失败的衰退。
The roses withered quickly in the summer heat without water.
那些玫瑰花在夏日高温缺水的情况下很快就枯萎了。
Both mean to gradually weaken or disappear, but differ. Fade is for color, light, sound, or memories becoming less vivid; it does not imply loss of life. Wither is for living things like plants, or things like hope, and suggests decline toward death.
两词都指事物随时间逐渐减弱或消失，但 fade 侧重颜色、声音、光线等感官特质的渐渐变淡，wither 侧重生命力或活力的衰竭，常与植物、身体或抽象的希望、热情连用；这里不比较 fade 的其他常见用法（如声音渐弱、记忆消退）。