shrivel
英 [ʃrɪv(ə)l]
美['ʃrɪvl]
- vi. 枯萎；皱缩
- vt. 使枯萎；使皱缩；使束手无策
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"
双语例句
- 1. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The leaves started to shrivel up.
- 叶子开始枯萎。
来自辞典例句
- 3. 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.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The tetrads eventually shrivel or are resorbed.
- 这种四分体最终萎缩或被再吸收.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The penis is the first to shrivel when it's cold.
- 天气冷时,首先收缩的是它.
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