shrivel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shriv·el /ˈʃrɪvəl/ (also shrivel up) verb (shrivelled, shrivelling British English, shriveled, shriveling American English) [intransitive, transitive] DRYSMALLif something shrivels, or if it is shrivelled, it becomes smaller and its surface becomes covered in lines because it is very dry or old （使）皱缩；（使）干枯；（使）干瘪 The leaves change colour, then shrivel. 树叶变了颜色，然后干枯了。 —shrivelled British English, shriveled American English adjective a shrivelled apple 一个干瘪的苹果→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

shrivel• Yet if they wait while a complex corporate empire is unwound, the value of their loans can shrivel almost to nothing.• In a rough economy, they said, budgets shrivel and advertisers get stern and cautious.• Why do Kate's onions grow so well, while mine shrivel and rot in the ground?• The ghost of Ken Noakes shrivelled and vanished from her subconscious.• How it had shrivelled her to the point of annihilation.• These microscopic biting flies would dry and shrivel in minutes out in the sun.• Profits have shriveled since the start of the economic crisis.• The steel companies seem to want to shrivel, to disappear.• But eventually, even red dwarfs will shrivel up and die.• The poor things shrivel up in protest.Origin shrivel (1500-1600) Perhaps from a Scandinavian language

shriv·el verbChineseSyllable

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shrivel
shriv‧el /ˈʃrɪvəl/

(also shrivel up) verb (past tense and past participle shrivelled, present participle shrivelling British English, shriveled, shriveling American English) [intransitive and transitive]

Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language

if something shrivels, or if it is shrivelled, it becomes smaller and its surface becomes covered in lines because it is very dry or old: