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
wizened — past of wizen
枯萎;使(因年老或疾病而)消瘦起皱;vi. (使)枯萎;(使)雕谢
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.
一般现在时
The hot sun wizens the leaves.
烈日使树叶枯萎。
一般过去时
The drought wizened the crops last year.
去年的干旱使庄稼枯萎了。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示:此处 wizen 用作不及物动词,表示因失水而干瘪枯萎。
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。
用法提示:wizened 是 wizen 的过去分词,与 had 构成过去完成时,强调干燥导致皮肤萎缩起皱。
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。
用法提示:wizens 是 wizen 的第三人称单数现在时,表示气候使植物干枯这一动作。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子His skin looked wizen.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The drought made the plants wizened.
正确表达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。
wither 泛指枯萎凋谢,使用更普遍;wizen 特指因年老或疾病而萎缩干瘪,常用于描述人的面容。
shrivel 强调因失水而皱缩,可广泛用于植物、皮肤等;wizen 常指因衰老而干瘪,尤其指人。
wilt 指因缺水或热而蔫软,多用于植物;wizen 指因衰老或疾病而干枯皱缩,可用于人或植物。
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