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sth wizens
常作不及物动词使用。
The leaves wizened in the sun.
叶子在阳光下枯萎了。
枯萎；使干瘪
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枯萎；使干瘪
To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
The leaves wizened in the sun.
叶子在阳光下枯萎了。
枯萎；使(因年老或疾病而)消瘦起皱
To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
wizen
Base
原形
wizens
3rd person
第三人称单数
wizening
-ing
现在分词
wizened
Past
过去式
wizened
Past participle
过去分词
The hot sun wizens the leaves.
烈日使树叶枯萎。
The drought wizened the crops last year.
去年的干旱使庄稼枯萎了。
The old man's face has wizened with age.
老人的脸因年老而枯萎了。
规则动词
As the grapes were left too long in the sun, they began to wizen and lose their juice.
葡萄在阳光下放得太久，开始枯萎并失去汁液。
His skin had wizened after years of working in the dry desert heat.
在干燥的沙漠高温中工作多年后，他的皮肤已经干瘪起皱。
The harsh climate wizens even the youngest plants within a few weeks.
恶劣的气候会使即使是最幼嫩的植物也在几周内枯萎。
常作不及物动词使用。
The leaves wizened in the sun.
叶子在阳光下枯萎了。
也可作及物动词，后接宾语。
The drought wizened the crops.
干旱使庄稼枯萎了。
常用于被动结构。
The fruit was wizened by the cold.
水果被寒冷冻得枯萎了。
Not this
His skin looked wizen.
Use this
His skin looked wizened.
wizen是动词，用作形容词时需用过去分词wizened；在look等系动词后应用形容词形式。
Not this
The drought made the plants wizened.
Use this
The drought made the plants wizen.
在make表示‘使……’的使役结构中，后接动词原形，而非过去分词。
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