shrivels

英 [ˈʃrɪvlz]

美 [ˈʃrɪvlz]

v.  (使)枯萎，干枯，皱缩
shrivel的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 shriveling, shriveled


• V-ERG (使)枯萎;(使)干枯;(使)皱缩
  When somethingshrivelsor when somethingshrivelsit, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains.
  1. The plant shrivels and dies.
     植物干枯而死。
  2. ...dry weather that shrivelled this summer's crops.
     造成今夏作物枯萎的干旱天气
  3. Shrivel upmeans the same asshrivel.
     shrivel up 同 shrivel
  4. The leaves started to shrivel up.
     叶子开始枯萎。

双语例句

• Most years there is a long dry season that shrivels and scorches plants.
  大多数的年份旱季漫长，把植物弄得又枯又焦。
• When a person grows old, his skin shrivels.
  人老了，皮肤就变得干巴了。
• The plant shrivels and dies.
  植物干枯而死。
• The lush wetland shrivels to a jig-saw landscape of dried sun-baked mud.
  翠绿的湿地在烈日下曝晒干缩成锯齿般干土景观。