wither

意味: しおれる、衰える

例文: Philo withers dramatically when no one talks to him for a day.
    フィロは一日誰にも話しかけられないと劇的にしおれる。

定義: 湿気の損失と同時にしぼむ

コロケーション:

witherは1,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Verb: wither, as with a loss of moisture
Verb: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: The fruit dried and shriveled
Verb: Her bloom was fading

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): fade, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): decrease, disappear

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abate, absent, boil down, break, de-escalate, decelerate, decline, decrescendo, deflate, depreciate, desorb, die, die out, drop off, dwindle, ease up, evanesce, fade, fall, fall off, go, remit, shorten, shrink, shrivel, skip town, taper, thin out, vanish, wane, weaken

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): atrophy, blast, die back, mummify

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: fading, withering

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): er

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative, sadness

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