shrivel
发音
英 [ˈʃrɪvl]
美 [ˈʃrɪvl]
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- vt.& vi.
- （因热力，严寒、干燥、年老等而）枯萎，皱缩
单词词源
shrivel 皱缩，枯萎，干枯
词源不详，可能与 shrink 与相联系。比较 shake,shiver.
双语例句
- 1. Japan , in contrast , saw productivity growth shrivel in the early 1990s .
- 与此相反，日本却在同时期见证了生产力的萎缩。
- 2. The membrane will be pierced ; it will shrivel and turn to damp shreds .
- 保护膜会被刺穿，枯萎变成潮湿的碎片。
- 3. The longer he waits , the likelier the new contenders are to shrivel and fade from public awareness .
- 他等待得越久，新的竞争者就更可能萎缩和消失在公众的意识内。
- 4. He left mr. zimmerman 's own kidneys to shrivel harmlessly in place ( removing them would add to surgical risk ) .
- 而zimmerman自己的肾则留在里面任其无害地自然萎缩了（肾脏移除会增加手术风险）。
- 5. Rim has seen its once-dominant position in the market shrivel away , especially in the u.s. , since the iphone appeared in 2007 .
- 从2007年iphone问世以来，rim曾经的市场霸主地位不断萎缩，特别是在美国。