shrivel
英 [ˈʃrɪvl] 美 [ˈʃrɪvəl]

vt.& vi.

（因热力，严寒、干燥、年老等而）枯萎，皱缩；

变形

过去式：shrivelled过去分词：shrivelled现在分词：shrivelling第三人称单数：shrivels

英英释义

shrivel[ 'ʃrivəl ]

• v.
  • wither, as with a loss of moisture

    "The fruit dried and shriveled"

    同义词：shrivel upshrinkwither

  • decrease in size, range, or extent

    "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

    同义词：shrink

双语例句

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。

权威例句

Farm income expectations shrivel amid drought
Postharvest weight loss and shrivel in five fruits and five vegetables
Antitranspirants increase size, reduce shrivel of olive fruit
The influence of irrigation and bunch management upon shrivel of the Maktoom date.
Heterochromatin, aberrant endosperm nuclei and grain shrivelling in wheat-rye genotypes
Morphoanatomical symptomatology and osmotic behavior of grape berry shrivel
Inception, progression, and compositional consequences of a berry shrivel disorder.
Not All Shrivels Are Created Equal—Morpho-Anatomical and Compositional Characteristics Differ among Different Shrivel Types That De...
EFFECT OF MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING (MAP) ON CONTROL OF SHRIVEL AND OVERALL QUALITY OF ‘LAETITIA’ PLUMS
Post-harvest effect of packaging material, neem leaf extract and fumigation on color, texture, shrivelling and rotting of anola (Emb...