shrivel 音標拼音: [ʃr'ɪvəl]
vi .
vt . (使)起皺紋,(使)枯萎,(使)束手無策
(使)起皺紋,(使)枯萎,(使)束手無策
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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