Word · Frequency #37880
wizening
枯萎；使干瘪
wizening is the present participle of wizen.
To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
- 1.
To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
枯萎；使(因年老或疾病而)消瘦起皱
枯萎；使(因年老或疾病而)消瘦起皱；vi. (使)枯萎；(使)雕谢
In use
As the grapes were left too long in the sun, they began to wizen and lose their juice.
His skin had wizened after years of working in the dry desert heat.
The harsh climate wizens even the youngest plants within a few weeks.
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。
wizen sth
也可作及物动词，后接宾语。
The drought wizened the crops.
干旱使庄稼枯萎了。
be wizened by sth
常用于被动结构。
The fruit was wizened by the cold.
水果被寒冷冻得枯萎了。
Verb forms
base wizen · third person wizens · -ing wizening · past wizened · past participle wizened
规则动词
Common mistakes
His skin looked wizen.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。
The drought made the plants wizened.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。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.