be/look/become + shriveled
The leaves were shriveled after the drought.
干旱过后，叶子都枯萎了。
枯萎的；干枯的
(尤指植物)完全失去水分
(尤指植物)完全失去水分
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
The shriveled leaves crumbled in my hand.
枯萎的叶子在我手里碎成了粉末。
用法提示：shriveled 是形容词，修饰 leaves，表示叶子因失去水分而干枯。
AI contextual example
After weeks without rain, the shriveled flowers drooped over the pot.
几周没有下雨，枯萎的花垂在花盆边上。
用法提示：shriveled 作定语修饰 flowers，说明花朵因缺水而萎缩干枯。
AI contextual example
The shriveled grapes were too dry to eat.
那些干枯的葡萄太干了，没法吃。
用法提示：shriveled 描述 grapes 的状态，强调果实因失水而萎缩干瘪。
AI contextual example
The leaves were shriveled after the drought.
干旱过后，叶子都枯萎了。
She held a shriveled apple in her hand.
她手里拿着一只干瘪的苹果。
The flowers got shriveled in the heat.
花在高温下枯萎了。
grammar · medium
易错句子My jeans shriveled after I washed them.
正确表达My jeans shrank after I washed them.
描述衣物因洗涤而尺寸变小应用动词shrink的过去式shrank，shriveled指因失水而干皱，不适用于此场景。
grammar · medium
易错句子The flowers in the vase shriveled within a day.
正确表达The flowers in the vase wilted within a day.
花在花瓶里凋谢变软应用wilted，shriveled强调因失水而干枯皱缩，与花在花瓶中的状态不符。
wilted 强调因缺水而变软下垂，shriveled 强调因失去水分而皱缩、变干
wizened 多用于形容老人皮肤皱缩，shriveled 主要用于植物
shrunken 指因收缩而变小，shriveled 强调因失水而皱缩
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