wilt
verb- [intransitive] (of a plant or flower)
to bend towards the ground because of the heat or a lack of water （使）枯萎，凋謝，蔫 Some of the leaves were beginning to wilt. 有些葉子開始枯萎。 The plants will wilt in direct sunlight. 日光直射會使這些植物枯萎。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- visibly
- begin to
- in
- under
- with
- …
- [intransitive] (informal)
to become weak or tired or less confident 變得委靡不振；發蔫；變得又累又乏；失去自信 The spectators were wilting visibly in the hot sun. 看得出觀衆在炎熱的陽光下快支撐不住了。 He was wilting under the pressure of work. 他被工作壓得喘不過氣來。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2By half-time, the team was wilting under the pressure. 比賽進行到一半，該隊就在壓力之下失去了鬥志。 The passengers were visibly wilting with the heat and movement of the bus. 由於天熱和公共汽車的颠簸，乘客們都明顯地蔫兒了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- visibly
- begin to
- in
- under
- with
- …
- thou wilt(old use)
used to mean ‘you will’, when talking to one person （同一個人談話時用，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.