die back

phrasal verbphr v HBPif a plant dies back, it dies above the ground but remains alive at its roots 〔植物〕顶梢枯死，回枯〔地面以上部分枯死，根部却仍活着〕

Examples from the Corpus

die back• But a fortnight on, it had turned brown and almost died back.• Later, gum will ooze from the bark and branches will die back.• Cut back any plants around pond edges that are dying back, and compost them before they pollute the water.• During its resting period in Winter, i.e. October-February, the leaves die back, and during Spring sprouting takes place.• The frost causes the bracken to die back and thereby opens up the canopy to let in more light.• Banana plants will die back in a freeze but usually return in the spring from the rootstocks.

→ die back at die1(PHRASAL VERB)

词汇	die back
释义	die back die back phrasal verbphr v HBPif a plant dies back, it dies above the ground but remains alive at its roots 〔植物〕顶梢枯死，回枯〔地面以上部分枯死，根部却仍活着〕 Examples from the Corpus die back• But a fortnight on, it had turned brown and almost died back.• Later, gum will ooze from the bark and branches will die back.• Cut back any plants around pond edges that are dying back, and compost them before they pollute the water.• During its resting period in Winter, i.e. October-February, the leaves die back, and during Spring sprouting takes place.• The frost causes the bracken to die back and thereby opens up the canopy to let in more light.• Banana plants will die back in a freeze but usually return in the spring from the rootstocks. → die back at die1(PHRASAL VERB)
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