shrivel
shrivel
(shrivelled, shrivelling;美shriveled, shriveling)
(shrivelled, shrivelling;美shriveled, shriveling)
- wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture
（尤指由于失去水分而）（使）枯萎；（使）收缩
[no obj.]the flowers simply shrivelled up.
花只是枯萎凋零了。
[with obj.]a heatwave so intense that it shrivelled the grapes in every vineyard.
热浪太强，导致每一个葡萄园里的葡萄萎缩。
■[no obj.](figurative)lose momentum, will, or desire; become insignificant or ineffectual
(喻)失去（动力、意志或愿望）；变得无用；变得无效
as American interest shrivelled, so did the government's.
由于美国人失去兴趣，政府亦如此。
■[with obj.](figurative)cause to feel worthless or insignificant
(喻)使觉得无用；使无能为力
she shrivelled him with one glance.
她看了他一眼，让他觉得自己无用。
- mid 16th cent.: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect skryvla 'to wrinkle'
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