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　

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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

• Last week, the green shoots shrivelled.
  上周，“萌芽”枯萎了。
• The risk premium that investors usually demand for holding bonds over a longer period has shrivelled.
  投资者在持有较长期债券时，通常要求获得风险溢价，而在这种情况下，长期国债的风险溢价已经大大降低。
• The old man's face was shrivelled with age.
  老人的脸蹙缩得满是皱纹。
• The hot sunshine shrivelled the grass.
  炎热的阳光使草枯萎。
• The leaves had shrivelled up in the summer heat.
  在夏日的酷热之下，树叶枯萎了。
• The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops.
  缺少雨水使庄稼都枯萎了。
• 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。
• He has a shrivelled face.
  他有一张满是皱纹的脸。
• Some of them carried pikes with shrivelled heads on top.
  他们中一些人手持枪尖上挂着皱缩人头的长矛。
• The economy has lagged its fellow Asian "tigers" in recent years, as manufacturers decamped to China and domestic investment shrivelled.
  近年来，随着本地制造商移师中国大陆，以及岛内投资的萎缩，台湾经济一直落后于其它“亚洲小虎”。