单词 | shrivel |
释义 | shrivel shrivel /ˈʃrɪv.əl/ verb (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-) ↑Verb Endings for shrivel F0 [I or T] to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make something do this: » The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops.» You ought to pick those lettuces before they shrivel (up) and die.Thesaurus+: ↑Decaying and staying freshF0 [I] to become much smaller than is needed or wanted: » Profits are shrivelling as the recession gets worse.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strongshrivelled /-əld/ adjective► F0» Those oranges were looking a bit old and shrivelled, so I threw them out.Thesaurus+: ↑Decaying and staying fresh |
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