音标:[ʃrɪv(ə)l] ;
shrivel
['ʃrivəl]
vt.
使皱缩;使枯萎:
a shrivelled face
布满皱纹的一张脸
The heat shrivelled up the grass.
炎热使青草都枯萎了。
使束手无策,使无能为力;使无用,使无效:
to shrivel the mines sown under the ground
扫除埋在地下的地雷
vi.
皱缩;枯萎,干枯:
Under the direct sunlight young plants will shrivel up.
在阳光的直射下,小苗会枯萎的。
变得无能为力,变得束手无策,变得无用,变得无效
变形:
vt.
shrivelled或shriveled
. shrivelling或-eling

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