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单词 shrivelled
释义 Adjective: shrivelled
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=shriveled)
  1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
    - dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled [US], withered 
  2. Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
    - shriveled [US], shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened 
  3. Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
    - shriveled [US], shrunken
Verb: shrivel (shrivelled,shrivelling, or [US] shriveled,shriveling)  shrivul
  1. Wither, as with a loss of moisture
    - shrivel up, shrink, wither 
  2. Decrease in size, range, or extent
    - shrink

See also: decreased, dry, lean, reduced, thin

Type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

Encyclopedia: Shrivel

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