shrivel up

基本解釋

Under the direct sunlight young plants will shrivel up.
在陽(yáng)光的直射下，小苗會(huì)枯萎的。
We will dry and shrivel up if we only have wisdom but no love.
如果我們有智慧而沒(méi)有愛(ài)心的話(huà)，我們是很干枯的。
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Why do you always seem to shrivel up when we meet new people at parties?You can't avoid them for ever.
為什么你總是在聯(lián)歡會(huì)時(shí)怕見(jiàn)生人呢？你不可能永遠(yuǎn)避開(kāi)他們。

So we began to shrivel up inside.
如此一來(lái)，心靈便會(huì)枯萎，黯淡無(wú)光。
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