wilt

in Vietnamese Nhũn nhão, héo úa

BrE /wɪlt/ AmE /wɪlt/

verb / noun en → vi

1 PLANT [intransitive] B1

Nhũn nhão, héo úa

to become weak and lose firmness, usually because of lack of water or heat

  • wilt in the sun/heat

Collocations wilted lettuce · wilted flowers

  • The lettuce had wilted and gone brown.

    Cây rau diếp đã héo úa và chuyển sang màu nâu.

2 PERSON [intransitive] B1

Héo hắt, yếu đi

to become weak or tired, especially because of heat

  • wilt in the sun/heat

Collocations wilted with exhaustion · wilted from heat

  • She was wilting in the hot weather.

    Cô ấy đã yếu đi trong thời tiết nóng bức.

3 LOST INTEREST [intransitive] B2

Hụt hẫng, mất hứng thú

to lose interest or enthusiasm for something

  • wilt in the face of sth

Collocations wilted interest · wilted enthusiasm

  • His interest had wilted after a few weeks.

    Sau vài tuần, sự quan tâm của anh ấy đã giảm sút.

1 PLANT [noun] B2

Cây héo úa

a plant that has become weak and lost firmness because of lack of water or heat

  • wilted lettuce

Collocations wilted leaves · wilted flowers

  • The wilted lettuce was thrown away.

    Cây rau diếp héo úa đã bị vứt đi.

2 PERSON [noun] B2

Người yếu đuối

a person who has become weak or tired, especially because of heat

  • wilted from heat

Collocations wilted appearance · wilted condition

  • She looked like a wilted flower in the hot weather.

    Trong thời tiết nóng bức, cô ấy trông như một bông hoa héo úa.