- [intransitive] (of a plant or flower)
to bend towards the ground because of the heat or a lack of water （使）枯萎，凋谢，蔫 Some of the leaves were beginning to wilt. 有些叶子开始枯萎。 The plants will wilt in direct sunlight. 日光直射会使这些植物枯萎。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- visibly
- begin to
- in
- under
- with
- …
- [intransitive] (informal)
to become weak or tired or less confident 变得委靡不振；发蔫；变得又累又乏；失去自信 The spectators were wilting visibly in the hot sun. 看得出观众在炎热的阳光下快支撑不住了。 🔊🔊 He was wilting under the pressure of work. 他被工作压得喘不过气来。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2By half-time, the team was wilting under the pressure. 比赛进行到一半，该队就在压力之下失去了斗志。 The passengers were visibly wilting with the heat and movement of the bus. 由于天热和公共汽车的颠簸，乘客们都明显地蔫儿了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- visibly
- begin to
- in
- under
- with
- …
- thou wilt(old use)
used to mean ‘you will’, when talking to one person （同一个人谈话时用，即 you will）
Word Originsenses 1 to 2 late 17th cent. (originally dialect): perhaps an alteration of dialect welk ‘lose freshness’, of Low German origin.