vt.& vi.
- 过去式： shrivelled shriveled
- 过去分词： shrivelled shriveled
- 现在分词： shrivelling shriveling
- 第三人称单数： shrivels
in AM, use 美国英语用 shriveling, shriveled
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V-ERG
(使)枯萎;(使)干枯;(使)皱缩 When something shrivels or when something shrivels it, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains.
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The plant shrivels and dies.
植物干枯而死。
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...dry weather that shrivelled this summer's crops.
造成今夏作物枯萎的干旱天气
- Shrivel up means the same as shrivel .shrivel up 同 shrivel
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The leaves started to shrivel up.
叶子开始枯萎。
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shrivelled
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...a shriveled chestnut...
干瘪的栗子
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It looked old and shrivelled.
它看上去苍老而干枯。
- Verb
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1. wither, especially with a loss of moisture;
- "The fruit dried and shriveled"
- synonym： shrivel up，shrink，wither
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2. decrease in size, range, or extent;
- "His earnings shrank"
- "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
- synonym： shrink
- 1. Get the bulbs into the ground, or they will begin to shrivel.
- 把鳞茎种到地里，否则会开始干枯的。
来自《简明英汉词典》
