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词汇 shrivel
释义 shrivel
verb
uk /ˈʃrɪv.əl/ us /ˈʃrɪv.əl/-ll- or US usually-l-
[ I or T ]
to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make something do this: (使)枯萎;(使)干枯;(使)皱缩
The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops.雨水不足,庄稼枯萎了。
You ought to pick that lettuce before it shrivels (up) and dies.你应该在那些生菜枯死之前收割。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to lose moisture and become dry
dryIt will take three hours for the paint to dry.
dehydrateToo much coffee will dehydrate you.
desiccatePlant pests will desiccate in dry air.
dry (something) outIf you don't put the cake back in the cake tin, it will dry out.
dry upThe lake dried up during the drought.
parchThey will turn off the irrigation and parch the crops right before harvest.
[ I ]
to become much smaller than is needed or wanted: 缩小;萎缩
Profits are shrivelling as the recession gets worse.随着经济衰退的加剧,利润不断萎缩。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Decaying and staying fresh
best-before date
biodegradable
biodegrade
compost
decay
decompose
moulder
mouldy
nonperishable
nutrient cycling
out of date
perish
rack
rotten
seed
sell-by date
shrivelled
soft rot
spoil
withered

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Becoming and making smaller or less

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shrivel | American Dictionary


shrivel
verb[ I/T ]
us/ˈʃrɪv·əl/-l- | -ll-
to become dried out and smaller, appearing crushed or folded, or to make something do this:
[ T ]The hot sun shriveled the flowers I put in the window.

Examples of shrivel


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I suggest that in this atmosphere the inward eye, which is the only real vision, shrivels.
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I expected that we were to be shrivelled up by a recital of facts.
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The whole community has its prosperity shrivelled up by the stupidity of one man.
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Generally speaking, the service, which started with great promise, has virtually shrivelled almost to the point of perishing.
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We are asking for money to investigate the problem of the flea which hops from one hop plant to another, and shrivels the hop plant on which it hops.
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Business sags and industry shrivels.
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Within a few days after rain it dries into a thin film or shriveled mass capable of reviving after subsequent rain.
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My soul has grown very small and shriveled in my body.
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Once the berry is completely drained, it shrivels to show the upcoming evolution.
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When the meat was shriveling, flaking, and falling off, one anonymous donor gave the gallery $260 for replacement meat.
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After the disease has used all the resources of the leaves, they have become black and shriveled.
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When dried, jelly fungi become hard and shriveled; when exposed to water, they return to their original form.
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By the time of flowering, the leaves will usually have already shrivelled.
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One of the major factors behind the worldwide evolution of educational marketing could be a result of globalization, which has dramatically shrivelled the world.
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Most cold war institutions shriveled in the 1990s, along with their superpower backing.
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