wilt

/wilt/

Thân thiện

The flowers wilted in the hot afternoon sun.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To become limp, droop, or lose freshness: This describes the process where something, typically a plant or flower, loses its firmness and vitality, often due to lack of water, heat, or disease.
   • To lose strength, energy, or vigor; to weaken: This describes a person or entity becoming less resolute, energetic, or effective, often under pressure or strain.

2. Noun:

   • A plant disease characterized by drooping and withering: This refers to a specific condition, often caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses, that leads to the loss of rigidity and eventual death of a plant.
   • The act or process of wilting: This is the state or instance of becoming wilted.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Plant/Flower):

  • Without water, the lettuce will wilt in the sun.
  • The cut roses began to wilt after two days.

• Verb (Person/Strength):

  • After the long debate, the candidate began to wilt under the intense questioning.
  • Her confidence wilted when she saw the size of the audience.

• Noun (Disease):

  • The tomato plants were affected by fusarium wilt.
  • Crop rotation can help prevent the spread of wilt.

• Noun (Process):

  • The wilt of the flowers was accelerated by the heatwave.

Advanced Usage

• "to wilt away": to gradually lose vitality and fade.

  • Without proper care, the plant will simply wilt away.

• Figurative Use: Used to describe the fading of non-physical things.

  • His enthusiasm wilted in the face of constant criticism.
  • The team's morale began to wilt after three consecutive losses.

Variants and Related Words

• Wilted (adj): Describes the state of having become limp or lost strength.

  • She threw out the wilted salad greens.

• Wilting (adj/n): The present participle form, often used as an adjective or to describe the ongoing process.

  • The wilting heat made everyone lethargic.

Synonyms

• Verb: Droop, sag, languish, wither, fade, weaken, diminish.
• Noun: Blight, disease, withering, droop.

Antonyms

• Verb: Flourish, thrive, strengthen, perk up, revive.
• Noun: Health, vigor, vitality.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

• Wilt under pressure: To lose one's composure or effectiveness when faced with difficult circumstances.
  • Some players wilt under pressure, while others thrive on it.

Học thuật

Noun

1. causing to become limp or drooping
2. any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots

Verb

1. become limp
   • The flowers wilted
2. lose strength
   • My opponent was wilting

Từ đồng nghĩa

• wilting
• wilt disease
• droop