shrivel

英['ʃrɪvl] 美['ʃrɪvl]
  • v. （使）枯萎；（使）干枯；（使）皱缩
shriveled/shrivelled shriveled/shrivelled shriveling/shrivelling shrivels
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详细释义

Verb:
  1. wither, as with a loss of moisture;

    "The fruit dried and shriveled"

  2. decrease in size, range, or extent;

    "His earnings shrank"
    "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

双语例句

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.

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2. The leaves started to shrivel up.
叶子开始枯萎。

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3. Then their seed ripens, and soon they turn brown and shrivel up.
随后,它们的种子熟了, 不久就变枯萎.

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4. The tetrads eventually shrivel or are resorbed.
这种四分体最终萎缩或被再吸收.

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5. The penis is the first to shrivel when it's cold.
天气冷时,首先收缩的是它.

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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Under the direct sunlight young plants will shrivel up.
      在阳光的直射下，小苗会枯萎的。
    2. The dry air shrivels the leather.
      因空气干燥皮子都皱了。

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