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

• 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。
• All his strength and energy all his vital and intellectual force seemed at once to desert him; insomuch that he positively withered up, shrivelled away, and almost vanished from mortal sight, like an uprooted weed that lies wilting in the sun.
  他的全部体力和精力他的全部活力和智力，象是立即抛弃了他；以致他明显地凋谢了，枝萎了，几乎如同拔出地面、绘太阳晒蔫的野草一般从人们眼界中消失了。
• The leaves are shrivelled up by the heat.
  酷暑使树叶卷缩枯萎。
• The leaves are shrivelled up by the frost.
  叶子被霜打蔫了。
• These dates have shrivelled up.
  这些枣儿都抽抽儿了。
• 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）。
• The hot sunshine shrivelled the grass.
  炎热的阳光使草枯萎。
• The severity of the 2003 heatwave stunned Europe's wine producers, delivering a small crop of often shrivelled, sometimes heat-damaged grapes with thick skins and a high level of often dry-tasting tannins in the wine.
  2003年的热浪严重影响了欧洲的葡萄酒生产商，收获的葡萄往往是枯干的，有时，受炎热气候影响的葡萄有着很厚的果皮，并且葡萄酒中常常富含口感尖酸的丹宁酸。
• 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。
• The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops.
  缺少雨水使庄稼都枯萎了。