柯林斯詞典shrivel /??r?v?l/ (shriveling,shriveled,shrivels) 1. V-T/V-I When something shrivels or when something shrivels it, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains. 使皺縮; 使枯萎; 皺縮; 枯萎 The plant shrivels and dies. 那棵植物枯死了。2. PHRASAL VERB Shrivel up means the same as . 枯萎 The leaves started to shrivel up. 那些樹葉開始枯萎了。3. shriveledADJ 皺縮的; 枯萎的 ...a shrivelled chestnut. …一顆枯萎的慄子樹。 返回 shrivel劍橋詞典[ 不及物動(dòng)詞：後麪不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞：後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ] to become dry , smaller , and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding , or to make something do this （使）枯萎；（使）乾枯；（使）皺縮 The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops . 雨水不足，莊稼枯萎了。 You ought to pick that lettuce before it shrivels (up) and dies . 你應(yīng)該在那些生菜枯死之前收割。 [ 不及物動(dòng)詞：後麪不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ] to become much smaller than is needed or wanted 縮小；萎縮 Profits are shrivelling as the recession gets worse . 隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的加劇，利潤(rùn)不斷萎縮。 返回 shrivel