shrivel

英 [ʃrɪv(ə)l] 美['ʃrɪvl]
  • vi. 枯萎;皱缩
  • vt. 使枯萎;使皱缩;使束手无策

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词态变化


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

助记提示


1. shrivel 和 shrink 它们音近形近义近,并且它们似乎都来源于北欧语中音近形近义近的单词,因此它们很可能具有同源性,或者具有近亲关系。
2. 根据音近义通的一般原理和单词的词源信息而得出的猜测。
3. 音近义通、音形一体,音决定了形,形决定了音。

中文词源


shrivel 皱缩,枯萎,干枯

词源不详,可能与 shrink 与相联系。比较 shake,shiver.

英英释意


1. wither, especially 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"

英文词源


shrivel (v.)
1560s (implied in shriveled), of unknown origin, not found in Middle English; perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Swedish skryvla "to wrinkle, to shrivel"), perhaps ultimately connected with shrimp (n.) and shrink (v.). Related: Shriveled; shriveling.

实用场景例句


The leaves on the plant had shrivelled up from lack of water.
因为缺水,植物的叶子已经枯萎了。

牛津词典

The hot weather had shrivelled the grapes in every vineyard.
天气炎热,各家葡萄园的葡萄都蔫了。

牛津词典

a shrivelled old man
一个干巴老头

牛津词典

The plant shrivels and dies.
植物干枯而死。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...dry weather that shrivelled this summer's crops.
造成今夏作物枯萎的干旱天气

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Soon it would shrivel away.
可能一会儿就枯萎了.

期刊摘选

The paper would shrivel and blaze at every touch of the fiery pen.
每当那炽热的笔尖落下纸张会皱起,燃烧.

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

辞典例句

If you stay in that bathtub any longer, you'll shrivel up into a prune.
如果你再呆在水里, 你要皱成一个干果了.

期刊摘选

Whenever I go to a party, I shrivel up and hope no one will notice me.
每次去参加晚会, 我都紧张不堪,不思让别人注意到我.

期刊摘选

Leaves shrivel in autumn.
树叶在秋季枯萎.

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The seedling have shrivel up a bit in the hot sun.
在炎热的太阳光下,幼苗已有一点乾枯.

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Though not many positions shrivel to zero, funds do suffer 2 % losses all the time.
尽管这只股票不可能跌到毫无价值, 但是基金确实已经损失了2%.

期刊摘选

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.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

辞典例句

Under the direct sunlight young plants will shrivel up.
在阳光的直射下,小苗会枯萎的.

期刊摘选

Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
你的财富 、 名誉及暂时握有的权力将毫无价值.

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Wights are armed with horrible Bane Blades that cause mortal flesh to decay and shrivel.
恶灵装备着令人恐惧的怨毒之剑,可令生物的皮肉腐烂干枯.

期刊摘选

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

辞典例句