shrivel /ˈʃrɪvəl/ TEM8 ( 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. 使皱缩; 使枯萎; 皱缩; 枯萎

  例：

  The plant shrivels and dies.

  那棵植物枯死了。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB Shrivel up means the same as . 枯萎

  例：

  The leaves started to shrivel up.

  那些树叶开始枯萎了。

• 3. 

  shriveled ADJ 皱缩的; 枯萎的

  例：

  ...a shrivelled chestnut.

  …一颗枯萎的栗子树。