shrivelled + noun
作定语时直接置于名词前，常形容植物、皮肤或食物因失水而干瘪皱缩。
She picked the shrivelled leaves off the plant.
她把植株上干枯的叶子摘掉了。
枯萎的；干枯的
干瘪的；皱缩的；衰弱的；萎缩的；(尤指植物)失去所有水分的；因年老或疾病而干瘪皱缩的；功效、活力或强度降低的
withered or dried up, especially used of plants
主要用于植物，也可形容皮肤等失去水分而干皱
(尤指植物)失去所有水分的
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
因年老或疾病而干瘪皱缩的
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie
功效、活力或强度降低的
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
The old apple in the fruit bowl had become shrivelled and brown.
水果碗里的那个老苹果已经变得干瘪发黄。
用法提示：这里shrivelled作为形容词，描述苹果因失水而皱缩的状态。
After weeks without rain, the leaves on the tree turned shrivelled and fell off.
几周无雨之后，树上的叶子变得枯萎并掉落。
用法提示：shrivelled形容树叶因干旱而失去水分、卷曲干枯的样子。
His hands looked shrivelled from constant work in the hot sun.
他的双手因长期在烈日下劳作而显得皱巴巴的。
用法提示：shrivelled描述皮肤因日晒和脱水而变得干燥起皱。
作定语时直接置于名词前，常形容植物、皮肤或食物因失水而干瘪皱缩。
She picked the shrivelled leaves off the plant.
她把植株上干枯的叶子摘掉了。
作表语时多与 be、look、become 等连系动词连用，描述主语呈现的状态。
The grapes had been left in the sun and looked shrivelled.
葡萄被留在太阳下，看起来已经干瘪了。
by 后引出造成干瘪的外在原因，如干旱、日晒、疾病等。
The berries were shrivelled by the long drought.
浆果因长期干旱而干瘪了。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was shrivelled with cold.
正确表达She was shivering with cold.
shrivelled 表示因失水而干瘪、皱缩，不能表示因寒冷而发抖；表示“发抖”应使用 shiver。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company's profits shrivelled last year.
正确表达The company's profits shrank last year.
shrivelled 描述物体失去水分而干瘪或活力减弱，不用于数量、金额的减少；表示数量下降应使用 shrink（过去式 shrank）。
grammar · medium
易错句子The flowers began to shrivelled in the heat.
正确表达The flowers began to shrivel in the heat.
to 后面接动词原形构成不定式，不能用过去式或形容词形式 shrivelled；此处应使用原形 shrivel。
withered 多指植物因缺雨、季节变换或失去生机而整体枯萎、凋谢；shrivelled 更强调因失水而在表面起皱、体积缩小，也可用于皮肤或引申指活力减弱。修饰植物叶子且强调干枯卷曲时两者都可，但 withered 不突出“起皱”这一层。
wrinkled 只说明表面有褶皱，可用于皮肤、布料、纸张等，不一定含失水之意；shrivelled 则强调失水或衰老疾病造成的干瘪皱缩，常带“体积缩小、失去饱满”的意味。说布料褶皱时只能用 wrinkled。
shrunken 侧重尺寸、体积变小，多作定语，如缩水的衣物或萎缩的头颅；shrivelled 侧重表面失水干瘪起皱，也可引申指功效或活力减弱。强调“变小”而不强调“起皱”时用 shrunken 更贴切。
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