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单词 shrivel
释义
shrivel
verb
uk
/ˈʃrɪv.əl/us
/ˈʃrɪv.əl/
-ll-orUSusually-l-
[IorT]
tobecomedry,smaller, andcoveredwithlinesas if bycrushingorfolding, or to make something do this:
（使）枯萎；（使）干枯；（使）皱缩
Thelackofrainhas shrivelled thecrops.雨水不足，庄稼枯萎了。
You ought topickthatlettucebefore it shrivels(up)anddies.你应该在那些生菜枯死之前收割。
[I]
tobecomemuchsmallerthan isneededorwanted:
缩小；萎缩
Profits are shrivelling as therecessiongetsworse.随着经济衰退的加剧，利润不断萎缩。
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Becoming and making smaller or less

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shrivel
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈʃrɪv·əl/
-l-|-ll-
tobecomedriedout andsmaller,appearingcrushedorfolded, or to make something do this:
[T]Thehotsunshriveled theflowersI put in thewindow.
(Definition ofshrivelfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshrivel

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I suggest that in this atmosphere the inward eye, which is the only real vision, shrivels.
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I expected that we were to be shrivelled up by a recital of facts.
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The whole community has its prosperity shrivelled up by the stupidity of one man.
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Generally speaking, the service, which started with great promise, has virtually shrivelled almost to the point of perishing.
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We are asking for money to investigate the problem of the flea which hops from one hop plant to another, and shrivels the hop plant on which it hops.
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Business sags and industry shrivels.
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Within a few days after rain it dries into a thin film or shriveled mass capable of reviving after subsequent rain.
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My soul has grown very small and shriveled in my body.
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Once the berry is completely drained, it shrivels to show the upcoming evolution.
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When the meat was shriveling, flaking, and falling off, one anonymous donor gave the gallery $260 for replacement meat.
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After the disease has used all the resources of the leaves, they have become black and shriveled.
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When dried, jelly fungi become hard and shriveled; when exposed to water, they return to their original form.
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By the time of flowering, the leaves will usually have already shrivelled.
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One of the major factors behind the worldwide evolution of educational marketing could be a result of globalization, which has dramatically shrivelled the world.
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Most cold war institutions shriveled in the 1990s, along with their superpower backing.
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