shrivel

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(shù)葉開(kāi)始枯萎了。

3. shriveledADJ 皺縮的; 枯萎的

...a shrivelled chestnut. …一顆枯萎的栗子樹(shù)。