wither
/ˈwɪðə(r); `wɪðɚ/ v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (away); ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become dry, shrivelled or dead （使某物）枯萎, 凋谢
The flowers will wither if you don't put them in water. 这些花不放在水里就要枯死了.
(fig 比喻) Their hopes gradually withered away. 他们的希望逐渐破灭了.
limbs withered by disease and starvation 因疾病和饥饿而造成的四肢萎缩.
2 [Tn] subdue or overwhelm (sb) with scorn, etc 以鄙视等态度降服或震慑（某人）
She withered him with a glance. 她瞟了他一眼把他镇住了.