| 单词 | shrivel |
| 释义 | shrivel (once / 1764 pages) v When things shrivel, they wrinkle up and get smaller, the way leaves begin to shrivel and turn brown in the fall. A lack of moisture can cause something to shrivel, and in humans it tends to be the natural process of aging that makes people shrivel a bit. Flowers will shrivel if you forget to water them, and grapes will eventually shrivel into raisins if you dry them out long enough. The root of shrivel is uncertain, but it may have a Scandinavian source and be related to the Swedish word skryvla, "to wrinkle." WORD FAMILYshrivel: shriveled, shriveling, shrivelled, shrivelling, shrivels USAGE EXAMPLESBeyond capturing the cyclical transformations of season—verdant kudzu shrivelled brown, bare trees turned fruitful—the photographs highlight the creeping passage of time. The New Yorker(Dec 06, 2016) More than 200,000 investors saw their life savings shrivel. Seattle Times(Nov 30, 2016) There’s also fruit – oranges – they look pretty bad because they’re kind of shrivelled up, but they smell amazing. The Guardian(Nov 22, 2016) 1v wither, as with a loss of moisture The fruit dried and shriveled Syn|Hypo|Hyper shrink, shrivel up, wither atrophy undergo atrophy blastshrivel or wither or mature imperfectly die back, die downsuffer from a disease that kills shoots dry up, mummifydry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture decrease, diminish, fall, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range 2v decrease in size, range, or extent My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me Syn|Hyper shrink decrease, diminish, fall, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range |
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