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单词 shrivel
释义 shrivel
shrivel /ˈʃrɪv.əl/ verb (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-) ↑Verb Endings for shrivel
1
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 fresh
2
F0 [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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