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sth shrivels
不及物用法，表示自身萎缩或枯萎。
The leaves shrivelled in the sun.
叶子在阳光下枯萎了。
起皱；变皱
shriveled — past of shrivel
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
起皱；变皱
to become wrinkled
The leaves shrivelled in the sun.
叶子在阳光下枯萎了。
向内塌陷；碎裂。
To collapse inward; to crumble.
变得皱缩。
To become wrinkled.
使皱缩。
To draw into wrinkles.
shrivel
Base
原形
shrivels
3rd person
第三人称单数
shrivelling
-ing
现在分词
shrivelled
Past
过去式
shrivelled
Past participle
过去分词
The plant shrivels without water.
没有水，植物会枯萎。
The leaves shrivelled in the heat.
叶子在高温下枯萎了。
The fruit is shrivelling on the vine.
果实正在藤上萎缩。
规则变化，双写l加-ed/-ing（英式拼写）。
The leaves shrivelled up in the scorching sun.
叶子在烈日下枯萎了。
The heat is shrivelling the fruit on the vine.
炎热使藤上的果实干瘪了。
Without water, the plant's stems will shrivel and die.
没有水，植物的茎就会枯萎而死。
不及物用法，表示自身萎缩或枯萎。
The leaves shrivelled in the sun.
叶子在阳光下枯萎了。
及物用法，表示使某物萎缩。
The drought shrivelled the crops.
干旱使庄稼枯萎了。
短语动词，强调完全萎缩或枯干。
The plant shrivelled up from lack of water.
植物因缺水而干枯了。
Not this
The leaves shrivled in the sun.
Use this
The leaves shrivelled in the sun.
shrivel 的过去式需双写 l，再加 ed，因为重读闭音节末尾单辅音（英式英语）。
Not this
I shrivelled the flowers.
Use this
The flowers shrivelled.
在描述植物枯萎时，shrivel 通常用作不及物动词，主语是植物本身；中文的“使”容易误导学习者将其用作及物动词，但英语中较少这样用。
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枯萎；皱缩
If you leave the flowers in the sun, they will shrivel up.
如果你把花放在太阳下，它们会枯萎。
皱缩成；萎缩成
The forgotten apple shrivelled into a small, hard ball.
那个被遗忘的苹果皱缩成了一个小而硬的球。
逐渐枯萎；一点点萎缩
The plant shrivelled away until nothing remained but dry stems.
这株植物逐渐枯萎，最后只剩下干枯的茎。
在高温下枯缩
The tender shoots shrivel in the heat of midday.
嫩芽在正午的高温下枯萎。
随年龄增长而皱缩
Her skin had shrivelled with age.
她的皮肤因年老而皱缩。
枯萎而死
The young plants shrivelled and died during the drought.
干旱期间，幼苗枯萎而死。
萎缩；枯竭；失去活力
His confidence shriveled up after the criticism.
受到批评后，他的自信心萎缩了。
枯萎死亡；彻底失败或消失
The plan shriveled up and died once the investors withdrew.
投资者一撤资，这个计划就彻底泡汤了。
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联想葡萄干（raisin）是晒干皱缩的葡萄，'shrivel' 就是‘皱缩、干瘪’的样子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing plants or fruit losing moisture、describing skin becoming wrinkled、figurative use for decline or collapse 通常用于描述植物或水果因失水而变得皱缩，也可指皮肤因干燥或老化而起皱，比喻用法中多形容事物萎缩、衰败。该词在口语和书面语中都比较常见，属中性词。
真正押韵的是 drivel、snivel、civil，它们和 shrivel 一样读 /ɪvəl/（最后一个音节很轻）。shiver、shrill、shrink 只是拼写或开头音相近：shiver 以 /ər/ 结尾，shrill 和 shrink 都是单音节，不押韵。
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