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shrivel 音标拼音: [ʃr'ɪvəl] vi.
vt. (使)起皱纹,(使)枯萎,(使)束手无策 (使)起皱纹,(使)枯萎,(使)束手无策 shrivel v 1: wither, as with a loss of moisture; " The fruit dried and shriveled" [ synonym: { shrivel}, { shrivel up}, { shrink}, { wither}] 2: decrease in size, range, or extent; " His earnings shrank"; " My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [ synonym: { shrink}, { shrivel}] Shrivel \ Shriv" el\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Shriveled} or { Shrivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Shriveling} or { Shrivelling}.] [ Probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf. dial. AS. screpa to pine away, Norw. skrypa to waste, skryp, skryv, transitory, frail, Sw. skr[" o] pling feeble, Dan. skr[" o] belig, Icel. skrj? pr brittle, frail.] To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up. [ 1913 Webster]
Shrivel \ Shriv" el\, v. t. To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions. [ 1913 Webster] 76 Moby Thesaurus words for " shrivel": Sanforize, age, air- dry, anhydrate, attenuate, bake, blot, brush, burn, cheat the undertaker, consume, contract, cure, curl up, decline, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, diminish, dodder, drain, droop, dry, dry up, emacerate, emaciate, evaporate, exsiccate, fade, fade away, fail, fire, flag, fossilize, get along, get on, grow old, insolate, kiln, languish, macerate, mummify, mummy, parch, pine, preshrink, pucker up, rub, scorch, sear, shake, shrink, shrivel up, sink, smoke, soak up, sponge, sun, sun- dry, swab, thin, torrefy, totter, towel, turn gray, turn white, wane, waste, waste away, weazen, welter, wilt, wipe, wither, wizen, wrinkle
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