wilt
/wɪlt/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɪlt] /wɪlt/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɪlt] /wəlt, ˈwilt How to pronounce wilt (audio)/ (ame, mw)
wilt — verb
- wiltpresent simple I / you / we / they
- wiltshe / she / it
- wiltedpast simple
- wilting-ing form
1. When a plant wilts, or heat or lack of water wilts it, its leaves lose firmness
When a plant wilts, or heat or lack of water wilts it, its leaves lose firmness and hang down.
By noon, the balcony mint had wilted in the metal box.
intransitive: plant loses firmness from heat
Three dry days will wilt the lettuce before the market opens.
The sun wilted Roya's basil during a long lunch break.
A little water revived the fern after it started to wilt.
文法句型
wilt from heat or lack of water
wilt a plant with heat
用法筆記
Usually used for flowers, herbs, and other plants after heat or missed watering. For people losing energy or confidence, use sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. If a person or group wilts, they suddenly seem tired, weak, or less sure of them
If a person or group wilts, they suddenly seem tired, weak, or less sure of themselves.
Christopher wilted when the panel rejected his final design.
figurative: lose confidence after a setback
The home side wilted after the captain limped off injured.
Maeve's smile wilted as the interview questions grew sharper.
Even the loud crowd began to wilt in the afternoon heat.
文法句型
wilt under pressure
wilt after bad news
用法筆記
Often follows pressure, criticism, disappointment, or physical heat. It suggests a quick visible drop in spirit or energy rather than a long illness.
常見錯誤
3. To wilt leafy vegetables is to heat them briefly until they soften and sink down
To wilt leafy vegetables is to heat them briefly until they soften and sink down a little.
Diya wilted the spinach in broth before adding the noodles.
cooking: brief heat softens leafy vegetables
The cook wilted the cabbage leaves for the dumpling filling.
These greens wilt quickly once they hit the hot soup.
Sayaka wilted the bok choy, then served it with garlic.
- crisp
describes making vegetables stay or become firm
文法句型
wilt spinach in broth
greens wilt in hot soup
用法筆記
Used mainly for spinach, cabbage, and other leafy greens. It suggests only a short cooking time, not boiling until very soft.
常見錯誤
wilt — noun
1. A wilt is the limp, hanging-down condition a plant or cut leaf gets after losing
A wilt is the limp, hanging-down condition a plant or cut leaf gets after losing freshness or water.
A quick soak took the wilt out of the parsley.
noun: the drooping condition itself
By sunset, a slight wilt had reached the flowers near the door.
The salad showed a little wilt after an hour on the table.
Felix noticed wilt in the basil before the guests arrived.
文法句型
take the wilt out of something
show a little wilt
用法筆記
Usually used for flowers, herbs, lettuce, and other leaves when freshness has started to go. In food contexts, it can be either countable or uncountable.
2. Wilt is any plant disease that makes stems and leaves droop because water can no
Wilt is any plant disease that makes stems and leaves droop because water can no longer move properly through the plant.
The farmer lost half the tomatoes to wilt that summer.
agriculture: disease name
Lab tests confirmed wilt in the cucumber house on Friday.
Growers burned the infected vines to stop wilt spreading.
Several melon fields were closed after wilt appeared in young plants.
文法句型
suffer from wilt
bacterial wilt
用法筆記
In farming and gardening, this usually names a disease category and is often used with a modifier such as bacterial wilt or fusarium wilt.