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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    shrivel

    • IPA[ˈSHriv(ə)l]

    美式

    • v.
      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