shrivel
美音:[´ʃrıvəl
]
英音:[´ʃrıvəl
]
v.(使)起皱纹,(使)枯萎,(使)束手无策
难易程度:
shrivel为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:shriveled/shrivelled 过去分词:shriveled/shrivelled 现在分词:shriveling/shrivelling 第三人称单数:shrivels/shrivels
近义词, 同义词
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shrivel
/'ʃrɪvl; `ʃrɪvl/
v (-ll-; US -l-) [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) shrink and wrinkle from heat, cold or dryness （使某物）蔫, 萎缩, 枯萎（因热、冷或乾所致）
*The leaves shrivelled (up) in the sun. 叶子在阳光下都蔫了.
* The dry air shrivels the leather. 因空气乾燥, 皮子已起皱了.
* He has a shrivelled face, ie with many wrinkles. 他脸上有很多皱纹.
v (-ll-; US -l-) [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) shrink and wrinkle from heat, cold or dryness （使某物）蔫, 萎缩, 枯萎（因热、冷或乾所致）
*The leaves shrivelled (up) in the sun. 叶子在阳光下都蔫了.
* The dry air shrivels the leather. 因空气乾燥, 皮子已起皱了.
* He has a shrivelled face, ie with many wrinkles. 他脸上有很多皱纹.
shrivel
v alsoshrivel uppast tense and past participleshrivelledpresent participleshrivellingBrEpast tense and past participleshriveledpresent participleshrivelingAmE
[I and T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language]
if something shrivels, or if it is shrivelled, it becomes smaller and its surface becomes covered in lines because it is very dry or old
The leaves change colour, then shrivel.
>shrivelledBrEshriveledAmEadj
a shrivelled apple
[I and T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language]
if something shrivels, or if it is shrivelled, it becomes smaller and its surface becomes covered in lines because it is very dry or old
The leaves change colour, then shrivel.
>shrivelledBrEshriveledAmEadj
a shrivelled apple
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