Word · Frequency #33048
shrivelled
/ˈʃrɪvəld/
adjective
枯萎的；干枯的
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
- 1.
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
(尤指植物)失去所有水分的
- 2.
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie
因年老或疾病而干瘪皱缩的
- 3.
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
功效、活力或强度降低的
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
In use
The old apple in the fruit bowl had become shrivelled and brown.
After weeks without rain, the leaves on the tree turned shrivelled and fell off.
His hands looked shrivelled from constant work in the hot sun.
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于描述植物、皮肤等因失水或衰老而萎缩的状态
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