中英互译
shrivel
英 /ˈʃrɪv(ə)l/美 /ˈʃrɪv(ə)l/
基本释义
- vi.枯萎;皱缩
- vt.使枯萎;使皱缩;使束手无策
第三人称单数shrivels
现在分词shrivelling或shriveling
过去式shrivelled或shriveled
过去分词shrivelled或shriveled
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双语例句
- The leaves started to shrivel up.那些树叶开始枯萎了。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- With trade barriers in place, the horticulture industry in Kenya will shrivel as quickly as a discarded rose.由于贸易壁垒的存在,肯尼亚的园艺产业将会像遗弃的玫瑰一样迅速枯萎。
- My middle-aged friend says I should accept the inevitable fact that let the bones turn brittle, the skin shrivel and sag, the hair grey and thin.我的中年朋友说,我应当接受不可避免的事实,让骨骼变得脆弱,皮肤枯萎松弛,头发稀疏变白。
网络短语
- mummify shrivel or dry up成木乃伊状;干瘪;枯干
- shrivel up憔悴;使;枯萎
- shrivel finish皱纹漆
- shrivel varnish皱纹清漆
- wither or shrivel枯萎或皱缩;干涸干涸
同义词
vi.
枯萎;皱缩
词义分布
枯萎
47.1%
萎缩
41.2%
束手无策
11.8%
英英释义
- v.wither, as with a loss of moisture
- v.decrease in size, range, or extent
词源
- shrivel皱缩,枯萎,干枯词源不详,可能与 shrink 与相联系。比较 shake,shiver.