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wizened

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wiz·ened /ˈwɪzənd/ adjective  OLD/NOT YOUNGa wizened person, fruit etc is small and thin and has skin with a lot of lines and wrinkles 〔人、水果等〕干瘦的,干瘪的
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wizenedHis face was remarkable: gaunt, wizened and pale, the skin pulled taut across the prominent bones.In the centre was a small wizened bulb like a tiny onion.The wizened doctor slowly pressed three fingers against the artery in my wrist.He had a bony wizened face and an unhealthy pallor.He barely recognized her wizened face and haggard features.The fellow's yellow, wizened face broke into a sharp-toothed smile.The old man's wizened face lost its folds and wrinkles, the eyes firmed, clear blue in their trance-like stare.a wizened faceAt the advanced age of 71, Charles Bronson's wizened features are returning to the big screen.As he screamed, the fleshless man climbed on to his chest and crouched there, the wizened head darting to his throat.The voice that came out of the wizened little mouth was loud and quite threatening.The door was opened by a wizened old man clutching a walking stick.
Origin wizened Old English wisnian to become wizened
wiz·ened adjectiveChineseSyllable
wizened and a etc person, and small is fruit Corpus thin


wizened
wizened /ˈwɪzənd/ adjective
 Language: Old English
 Origin: wisnian 'to become wizened'
a wizened person, fruit etc is small and thin and has skin with a lot of lines and wrinkles


wiz·enedBrE /ˈwɪznd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪznd/ 🔊 adjectivelooking smaller and having many folds and lines in the skin, because of being old (由于年老)干瘪的,多皱的,干枯的 SYN shrivelled a wizened little man干瘪的小老头wizened apples皱瘪的苹果