Word

shriveled

/ˈʃrɪvəld/

adjective

枯萎的；干枯的

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

(尤指植物)完全失去水分

In use

The shriveled leaves crumbled in my hand.

枯萎的叶子在我手里碎成了粉末。

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。

The shriveled grapes were too dry to eat.

那些干枯的葡萄太干了，没法吃。

shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings

未浇水幼苗的叶子枯萎了。

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。

My jeans shriveled after I washed them.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。

The flowers in the vase shriveled within a day.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。