wilted
/ˈwɪltɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɪltɪd] /ˈwɪltɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɪltɪd] /wəlt, ˈwilt How to pronounce wilt (audio)/ (ame, mw)
wilted — 形容詞
- wiltedpositive
- more wiltedcomparative
- most wiltedsuperlative
1. used for leaves, flowers, or small plants that have gone soft and droopy after n
枯萎的
植物或葉子因缺水而垂軟
used for leaves, flowers, or small plants that have gone soft and droopy after not getting enough water.
The wilted roses on Quinn's desk needed water before lunch.
Quinn 桌上的玫瑰在午餐前就已經枯萎了，需要澆水。
collocation: wilted roses
By evening, the basil looked wilted in the hot kitchen window.
到了傍晚，熱烘烘的廚房窗邊那盆九層塔看起來已經枯萎了。
look + wilted after heat
Adina threw away the wilted coriander from the back of the fridge.
Adina 把冰箱最裡面那些已經枯萎的香菜丟掉了。
After the bus ride home, Lotte's sunflowers were already wilted.
坐車回到家後，Lotte 的向日葵已經枯萎了。
The once-bright leaves hung wilted after two days without rain.
原本鮮亮的葉子兩天沒下雨後就垂成枯萎的樣子。
文法句型
wilted + flower/leaf/plant
look/seem wilted
be wilted
用法筆記
Most often used for flowers, herbs, and leaves that have temporarily lost firmness. Unlike withered, wilted does not itself suggest the plant is beyond saving if it gets water soon.
常見錯誤
2. used for leafy vegetables that have been heated briefly until they turn soft but
燙軟的
菜葉稍微加熱後變軟的
used for leafy vegetables that have been heated briefly until they turn soft but still keep their shape.
The chef piled wilted spinach beside the grilled fish.
主廚把燙軟的菠菜堆在烤魚旁邊。
collocation: wilted spinach
Rin folded wilted lettuce into the warm noodle bowl.
Rin 把燙軟的生菜拌進溫熱的麵碗裡。
cooking use: fold wilted leaves into a dish
The cafe served beans over wilted greens with garlic oil.
那家咖啡館把豆子盛在淋了蒜香油的燙軟青菜上。
At brunch, Shirin ordered eggs over wilted kale on toast.
吃早午餐時，Shirin 點了放在燙軟羽衣甘藍和吐司上的蛋。
- softened
broader; softened can apply to any food, not specifically leaves
- lightly cooked
descriptive paraphrase rather than a fixed menu label
- blanched
more technical and often implies plunging into boiling water
文法句型
wilted + spinach/greens/lettuce
serve + wilted greens
eggs over + wilted greens
用法筆記
A food word, not a gardening one. It usually appears before vegetables such as spinach, kale, or mixed greens and means the leaves were softened quickly in heat, often right before serving.
常見錯誤
wilted — 動詞
- wiltedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- wilteds3rd person singular
- wilteding-ing form
- wiltededpast simple
1. used as the past tense or past participle of 'wilt' when a plant, person, or gro
蔫掉；洩氣
植物垂軟，或人突然沒精神沒自信
used as the past tense or past participle of 'wilt' when a plant, person, or group became weak, soft, or suddenly less confident.
By late afternoon, the balcony herbs had wilted in their metal pots.
到了傍晚，陽台上的香草在金屬盆裡都已經蔫掉了。
past participle: had wilted in the heat
Jason wilted when the coach announced the final team list.
教練公布最後名單時，Jason 一下子就洩氣了。
figurative use: person wilted after bad news
The tulips wilted quickly after the kitchen window stayed shut all day.
廚房窗戶整天關著，鬱金香很快就蔫掉了。
Renata wilted as the interview panel kept interrupting her.
面試官一直打斷 Renata，她整個人都洩氣了。
The crowd wilted in the stadium heat before halftime.
球場上的熱氣讓觀眾在中場前就全都蔫了下來。
文法句型
plants wilted
wilted in the heat
wilted under pressure
用法筆記
As a verb form, wilted belongs to the base verb wilt. It is common for plants that lose water and also works figuratively when confidence, energy, or spirit drops under pressure.
常見錯誤
2. used as the past form of 'wilt' when heat, dryness, or pressure made a plant or
弄蔫；洩氣
讓植物垂軟，或打擊人的精神
used as the past form of 'wilt' when heat, dryness, or pressure made a plant or person lose strength or confidence.
The noon sun wilted the basil on the windowsill.
正午的太陽把窗台上的九層塔曬蔫了。
transitive: heat wilted a plant
Steam wilted the spinach in less than a minute.
蒸氣不到一分鐘就把菠菜蒸蔫了。
cooking use: steam wilted leafy greens
The dry wind wilted the young bean plants overnight.
乾風吹了一夜，把年幼的豆苗吹蔫了。
Weeks of criticism wilted Lauren's confidence before the audition.
幾週的批評在試鏡前就把 Lauren 的信心打得洩氣了。
The long questioning wilted Michael's energy by the end.
冗長的盤問到最後把 Michael 的精神都磨得洩氣了。
- weakened
broader and less visual than wilted
- softened
works well for leaves in cooking, not for confidence
- discouraged
only fits the people/confidence side of this sense
- revived
brought a plant or person back to more life or energy
- strengthened
made something stronger instead of weaker
文法句型
sun/heat wilted + plant
steam wilted + greens
criticism wilted + confidence
用法筆記
This causative use names what produced the collapse: sun, steam, dry air, worry, or repeated pressure. It is less common than verb/1 but useful when the cause is the focus of the sentence.
常見錯誤
wilted — 名詞
1. the condition of being limp and drooping because moisture or freshness has been
萎凋
失去挺度而下垂的狀態
the condition of being limp and drooping because moisture or freshness has been lost.
A quick soak in cold water removed the wilt from the parsley.
冷水快速浸泡一下，就把巴西里原本的萎凋救回來了。
remove the wilt from + plant
By closing time, the florist could see a little wilt in the roses.
到了打烊時，花店老闆已經看得出玫瑰有一點萎凋。
a little wilt in + flowers
The cook wanted just enough wilt to soften the spinach.
廚師只想讓菠菜有剛剛好的萎凋，好讓它變軟。
The picnic heat gave the lettuce a slight wilt before lunch.
野餐時的高溫讓生菜在午餐前就出現了些微萎凋。
- freshness
state of still being full of life and moisture
文法句型
a slight wilt
the wilt in + leaves
remove the wilt from + noun
用法筆記
Used mostly for flowers, herbs, and salad leaves. It names the condition itself, not the action, and often appears with small-degree words such as slight, little, or enough.
常見錯誤
2. a plant disease that makes stems and leaves lose firmness and hang down, often b
枯萎病
讓植物失水下垂的病害
a plant disease that makes stems and leaves lose firmness and hang down, often because water can no longer move properly inside the plant.
The farmer pulled up the tomato plants after wilt spread across the field.
枯萎病蔓延整片田之後，農夫把番茄植株全都拔掉了。
wilt spread across + field
Experts confirmed bacterial wilt in the cucumber house last week.
專家上週確認那座小黃瓜溫室出現了細菌性枯萎病。
disease name: bacterial wilt
Wilt can stay in the soil and infect next year's peppers.
枯萎病可能留在土壤裡，感染明年的辣椒。
The greenhouse worker isolated the peppers at the first sign of wilt.
溫室工人在看到枯萎病的第一個跡象時，就把那些甜椒隔離了。
文法句型
bacterial wilt
wilt spread through + crop
signs of wilt
用法筆記
Usually appears in gardening or farming contexts and often forms disease names such as bacterial wilt or fusarium wilt. When used this way, it refers to infection or plant damage, not just a dry afternoon.