shrivelled

英 [ˈʃrɪvld]

美 [ˈʃrɪvld]

v.  (使)枯萎，干枯，皱缩
shrivel的过去分词和过去式

过去式：shrivelled　过去分词：shrivelled　

BNC.33048

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 shriveling, shriveled


• V-ERG (使)枯萎;(使)干枯;(使)皱缩
  When somethingshrivelsor when somethingshrivelsit, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains.
  1. The plant shrivels and dies.
     植物干枯而死。
  2. ...dry weather that shrivelled this summer's crops.
     造成今夏作物枯萎的干旱天气
  3. Shrivel upmeans the same asshrivel.
     shrivel up 同 shrivel
  4. The leaves started to shrivel up.
     叶子开始枯萎。

双语例句

• The leaves shrivelled in the sun.
  叶子在阳光下都蔫了。
• The hippocampus also shrivelled faster in smokers.
  海马体也会因吸烟而更快的瘪掉。
• But making good use of the cash will challenge a domestic industry shrivelled by years of low orders.
  但是，如何利用好资金，对于因多年订单较少而萎缩的日本军工产业将是一个挑战。
• Corn fields shrivelled and soyabeans withered in the drought-hit us last summer. But the resulting rally in food commodities meant that 2012 was a good year for agribusinesses from trading houses to tractor makers.
  去年夏季美国发生旱灾，玉米和大豆成片枯萎，粮食类大宗商品价格因此迎来大涨，对农产品贸易公司、拖拉机制造商等各类农业企业来说，这意味着2012年会是一个好年景。
• And while money market funds are still lending to French banks, the duration of deals has shrivelled dramatically, from several months to just a few weeks ( at most).
  此外，尽管货币市场基金仍在放贷给法国银行，协议期限也已大大缩短，从几个月缩短至仅仅几周（而且还是最好的情况）。
• Heavily exposed to exports, Japan suffered when overseas demand shrivelled amid the downturn.
  经济危机下海外需求锐减，对过多依赖出口的日本经济来说就是天灾人祸了。
• Old Mr. Wu took it and laid it reverently on his lap. He closed his eyes again, a faint smile of peace on his shrivelled lips.
  吴老太爷接过来恭恭敬敬摆在膝头，就闭了眼睛，干瘪的嘴唇上浮出一丝放心了的微笑。
• Funding for the project eventually shrivelled up.
  项目的资金最终减少了。
• The spinach is shrivelled up.
  菠菜蔫了。
• The leaves are shrivelled up by the frost.
  叶子被霜打蔫了。