蒋健棠英语实用句子(80):He withered away from overwork

 　　He withered¹ away from overwork.

　　他因过劳而日渐憔悴。

　　wither本指花朵凋谢，wither away指渐渐减弱，要说明因什么而渐渐减若用介词from.

　　The love between them is withering² away.

　　他们之间的爱日渐减弱。

1 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

2 withering   

使人畏缩的，使人害羞的，使人难堪的

参考例句：

• She gave him a withering look. 她极其蔑视地看了他一眼。
• The grass is gradually dried-up and withering and pallen leaves. 草渐渐干枯、枯萎并落叶。