shrivel

/ˈʃɹɪvəl/

Meanings

verb

萎缩，皱缩。

To collapse inward; to crumble.

Examples :

"The plant shrivelled from lack of water."

这棵植物因为缺水而变得干枯萎缩了。

verb

起皱，萎缩

To become wrinkled.

Examples :

"His fingers were shriveled from being in the bath for too long."

他的手指在浴缸里泡太久，都起皱了。

appearance condition nature

verb

起皱，萎缩。

To draw into wrinkles.

Examples :

"The hot sun shrivelled the leaves."

炎热的太阳把叶子晒得起了皱，都萎缩了。

nature biology condition

Related Words

leaves noun

/liːvz/

树叶, 叶子

"The oak tree's large leaves provided shade for the children playing in the park. "

那棵橡树宽大的叶子为在公园里玩耍的孩子们提供了阴凉。

inward noun

/ˈɪnwəd/

内脏, 五脏六腑.

"The hunter carefully cleaned the deer, removing the inwards for disposal. "

猎人小心地清理了那只鹿，取出内脏进行处理。

fingers noun

/ˈfɪŋɡəz/ /ˈfɪŋɡɚz/

手指, 手指头。

"Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers."

人类有两只手和十根手指头。每只手有一根拇指和四根手指。

wrinkled verb

/ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/

起皱，使有皱纹。

"Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive."

小心别在我们到达之前把你的裙子弄皱了。

become verb

/bəˈkʊm/ /bəˈkʌm/ /biˈkʌm/

到达，来到。

"The students will become at the school library at 9:00 AM. "

学生们将在早上九点到达学校图书馆。

crumble noun

/ˈkɹʌmbəl/

酥皮甜点，水果酥。

"blackberry and apple crumble"

黑莓苹果酥

wrinkles noun

/ˈrɪŋkəlz/

皱纹，褶皱。

"The old photograph had wrinkles from being folded for many years. "

这张旧照片因为被折叠了很多年，所以产生了许多褶皱。

collapse noun

/kəˈlæps/

倒塌，崩溃。

"She suffered a terrible collapse after slipping on the wet floor."

她滑倒在湿地板上后，身体突然垮了下来，情况非常糟糕。

shriveled verb

/ˈʃrɪvəld/ /ˈʃrɪvəldəd/

萎缩，干瘪.

"The plant shrivelled from lack of water."

这株植物因为缺水而干瘪萎缩了。

shrivelled verb

/ˈʃrɪvəld/ /ˈʃrɪvld/

干瘪，萎缩。

"The plant shrivelled from lack of water."

因为缺水，这棵植物干瘪萎缩了。

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

水，水分，液体。

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

通过电的作用，水被分解成了它的两个组成部分，氧气和氢气。

plant noun

/plænt/ /plɑːnt/

植物，草木。

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."

花园里有几棵树，边缘还簇拥着一些色彩鲜艳的草本植物。