wilting
present participle ofwilt
| 单词 | wilting |
| 释义 | wilting present participle ofwilt wilt verb[I] uk/wɪlt/us/wɪlt/(of aplant) tobecomeweakandbegintobendtowards theground, or (of aperson) tobecomeweaker,tired, or lessconfident: Cutflowerswillsoonwilt withoutwater. After only an hour'shikingthey werebeginningto wilt in theheat. Becoming and making less strong
Examplesofwiltingwilting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It feeds on the phloem in leaf sheaths, causingwiltingand drying of the leaves. From theCambridge English Corpus Earlywiltingshould then lead to higher drought survival, which is contrary to our findings. From theCambridge English Corpus Severewiltingwill cause fruit to feel spongy and beans may become desiccated. From theCambridge English Corpus The correlations were robust to different timings of the assessments, and to differences in the categorization ofwilting(data not shown). From theCambridge English Corpus Other traits measured occasionally are lodging resistance, reaction to diseases, cold damage andwiltingdue to drought stress. From theCambridge English Corpus Half of the experimental unit was then left without water until severewiltingwas observed. From theCambridge English Corpus These activities bring about a very prematurewiltingand death of the leaves which reflects seriously upon the food storage process within the bulb. From theCambridge English Corpus Hence, we expected to find a rather complex relationship betweenwiltingand leaf water potentials. From theCambridge English Corpus Wiltingunder drought stress is a very commonly observed phenomenon, and indeed is probably the most widely used indicator of plant drought stress. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, the rhythmic ostinato that accompanies herwiltingmelody reminds us that she is trapped and powerless to escape. From theCambridge English Corpus The general approach can be applied for a wide range of species and conditions, and specificwiltingcategories can be defined as appropriate. From theCambridge English Corpus However, to our knowledge, no studies have explicitly examined the relationship betweenwiltingand leaf water potentials or drought survival. From theCambridge English Corpus This was due in part to the reduced radiation beneath the shelters and the absence ofwilting. From theCambridge English Corpus As the drought progressed, leaf water potentials () of the dipterocarp saplings remained relatively high, while leafwiltingwas observed for some adjacent non-dipterocarp species. From theCambridge English Corpus Soyabeans in all treatments were furrow-irrigated with approximately 2.5 cm water whenever incipientwiltingoccurred during the growing season. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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