单词 | shrivelled |
释义 | shrivelled (once / 3646 pages) adj WORD FAMILY shrivel: 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) 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) Those beyond this range, or too far from the interstate, shrivelled.” The Guardian(Nov 10, 2016) 1adj (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture Syn dried-up, sear, sere, shriveled, withered dry free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet 2adj lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness Syn shriveled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened lean, thin lacking excess flesh 3adj reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity Syn shriveled, shrunken decreased, reduced made less in size or amount or degree |
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