英语词汇“shrivel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

shriv•el v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.

to (cause to) become smaller and wrinkled or curled up, as from great heat: [no object]The plants shriveled in the heat.[~ + object]The heat shriveled the plants.
to become helpless or useless:[no object]He shriveled in fear.

shriv•el v.t., v.i., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.

to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
to wither;
make or become helpless or useless.

1595–1605; akin to Swedish skroflig uneven, rough (perh. origin, originally wrinkled, shrunken), dialect, dialectal Swedish skryvla to wrinkle, Old English sceorfan to roughen; see scurf

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shrink. See wither.

shrivel /ˈʃrɪv^əl/ vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled)

to make or become shrunken and withered
to lose or cause to lose vitality

Etymology: 16th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect skryvla wrinkle

单词	shrivel
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 shriv•el /ˈʃrɪvəl/USA pronunciation v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. to (cause to) become smaller and wrinkled or curled up, as from great heat: [no object]The plants shriveled in the heat.[~ + object]The heat shriveled the plants. to become helpless or useless:[no object]He shriveled in fear. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 shriv•el (shriv′əl),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness. to wither; make or become helpless or useless. 1595–1605; akin to Swedish skroflig uneven, rough (perh. origin, originally wrinkled, shrunken), dialect, dialectal Swedish skryvla to wrinkle, Old English sceorfan to roughen; see scurf 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shrink. See wither. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shrivel /ˈʃrɪv^əl/ vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled) to make or become shrunken and withered to lose or cause to lose vitality Etymology: 16th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect skryvla wrinkle
随便看	clunker clunkhead clunkier clunkiest clunky cluny cluny lace clupeid clupeoid clurman clusium cluster cluster bomb cluster college cluster cup cluster fly cluster headache clusteringly cluster leg cluster point cluster variable clustery clutch clutch bag clutchingly