shrivelled

英 [ˈʃrɪvld]

美 [ˈʃrɪvld]

v.  (使)枯萎，干枯，皱缩
shrivel的过去分词和过去式

过去式：shrivelled　过去分词：shrivelled　

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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

• The hot sunshine shrivelled the grass.
  炎热的阳光使草枯萎。
• Heavily exposed to exports, Japan suffered when overseas demand shrivelled amid the downturn.
  经济危机下海外需求锐减，对过多依赖出口的日本经济来说就是天灾人祸了。
• The leaves shrivelled in the sun.
  叶子在阳光下都蔫了。
• These dates have shrivelled up.
  这些枣儿都抽抽儿了。
• The hippocampus also shrivelled faster in smokers.
  海马体也会因吸烟而更快的瘪掉。
• And while money market funds are still lending to French banks, the duration of deals has shrivelled dramatically, from several months to just a few weeks ( at most).
  此外，尽管货币市场基金仍在放贷给法国银行，协议期限也已大大缩短，从几个月缩短至仅仅几周（而且还是最好的情况）。
• The leaves had shrivelled up in the summer heat.
  在夏日的酷热之下，树叶枯萎了。
• Investors must hope that their capital will not have shrivelled in the sun by the time that day arrives.
  投资者一定希望，到那时他们的资本还没有因阳光的炙烤而“萎缩”。
• The old man's face was shrivelled with age.
  老人的脸蹙缩得满是皱纹。
• Corn fields shrivelled and soyabeans withered in the drought-hit us last summer. But the resulting rally in food commodities meant that 2012 was a good year for agribusinesses from trading houses to tractor makers.
  去年夏季美国发生旱灾，玉米和大豆成片枯萎，粮食类大宗商品价格因此迎来大涨，对农产品贸易公司、拖拉机制造商等各类农业企业来说，这意味着2012年会是一个好年景。