shrivel
- IPA[ˈSHriv(ə)l]
美式
- wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture；lose momentum, will, or desire; become insignificant or ineffectual
verb: shrivel, 3rd person present: shrivels, gerund or present participle: shrivelling, past tense: shrivelled, past participle: shrivelled
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture the flowers simply shriveled up a heat wave so intense that it shriveled the grapes in every vineyard
- ▪ lose momentum, will, or desire; become insignificant or ineffectual his spirit shriveled and his talent atrophied
- ▪ cause to feel worthless or insignificant she shriveled him with one glance
