“凋萎”常见的英文表达是 wilt ,它既可以作动词,也可以作名词。
含义:表示植物因缺水、生病或其他原因而失去活力,变得枯萎、下垂;也可用于形容人因疲倦、沮丧等而显得无精打采。
例句:
The flowers began to wilt in the hot sun.(花朵在炎热的阳光下开始凋萎。)
She was so tired that she felt like she was wilting.(她太累了,感觉自己都要没精打采了。)
含义:指植物凋萎的状态。
例句:The wilt of the crops was a serious problem.(作物的凋萎是一个严重的问题。)
此外,“fade”也有类似“凋萎、枯萎”的意思,不过它更侧重于颜色、光泽等逐渐变淡、失去活力,也可用于形容植物逐渐失去生机。例如:The leaves on the tree are beginning to fade.(树上的叶子开始凋萎、枯黄了 。)