shrivelled
/shriv-uhl/US // ˈʃrɪv əl //UK // (ˈʃrɪvəl) //
干瘪的,干瘪,干枯的,萎缩的
Related Words
dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水wilt枯萎,萎缩,凋谢,发蔫wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩welter焊工,焊缝,鞭炮声,鞭炮sear搜索,灼烧,灼伤,灼热burn燃烧,烧毁,烧伤,焚烧mummify木乃伊化,木乃伊,变成木乃伊,化腐朽为神奇contract合同,签约,契约,契约书parch鹦鹉,割裂,鹦鹉学舌,抛锚desiccate干燥,脱水,干燥剂,干燥处理stale陈旧的,陈旧,陈腐的,陈旧不堪的wrinkle褶皱,皱纹,防皱,折皱scorch灼烧,烧焦,灼热,灼伤fossilize化石化,变成化石,化石,形成化石mummy木乃伊,妈咪,妈妈,姆妈wizen智者,智慧,巫师,聪明人
Definitions
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shriv·eled, shriv·el·ing or shriv·elled, shriv·el·ling.
- : to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
- : to wither; make or become helpless or useless.
Synonyms & Antonyms
verbdehydrate, dry up
Synonyms
dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩wilt枯萎,萎缩,凋谢,发蔫wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩burn燃烧,烧毁,烧伤,焚烧contract合同,签约,契约,契约书desiccate干燥,脱水,干燥剂,干燥处理fossilize化石化,变成化石,化石,形成化石mummify木乃伊化,木乃伊,变成木乃伊,化腐朽为神奇parch鹦鹉,割裂,鹦鹉学舌,抛锚scorch灼烧,烧焦,灼热,灼伤sear搜索,灼烧,灼伤,灼热stale陈旧的,陈旧,陈腐的,陈旧不堪的welter焊工,焊缝,鞭炮声,鞭炮wrinkle褶皱,皱纹,防皱,折皱mummy木乃伊,妈咪,妈妈,姆妈wizen智者,智慧,巫师,聪明人
Examples
But as European governments cut back on the price they were willing to pay for drugs, European pharmaceutical research shrivelled.
I would rather go to church with Dolly in homespun, than ride in a carriage beside that shrivelled piece of tanned leather.
His skin was shrivelled like that of a preserved fig, and he wore big horn-rimmed spectacles.
A little cringing shrivelled old man stood up in astonishment.
The little shrivelled don who had been omniscient about guns joined in the baiting, and displayed himself a venomous creature.
That magnificent proposition shrivelled to nothing in the black loneliness of that night.
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