An enterprise that does not attract customers soon withers on the vine.对顾客缺乏吸引力的企业很快就会破产。Without investment, home-grown industries are being allowed to wither on the vine.由于得不到投资，国内工业正在自行走向消亡。When the new resort was built, the tourist trade in smaller hotels withered on the vine.随着新度假地的建成，小型旅馆的游客数量大幅萎缩。