shrivel

shrivel

英 [ʃrɪv(ə)l]
　　美 ['ʃrɪvl]

vi. 枯萎；皺縮
　　vt. 使枯萎；使皺縮；使束手無策

中文詞源：

shrivel 皺縮，枯萎，幹枯

詞源不詳，可能與 shrink 與相聯系。比較 shake,shiver.

例句：

1. Get the bulbs into the ground, or they will begin to shrivel.
把鱗莖種到地裡, 否則會開始幹枯的.

2. The leaves started to shrivel up.
葉子開始枯萎。

3. Then their seed ripens, and soon they turn brown and shrivel up.
隨後,它們的種子熟瞭, 不久就變枯萎.

4. The tetrads eventually shrivel or are resorbed.
這種四分體最終萎縮或被再吸收.

5. The penis is the first to shrivel when it's cold.
天氣冷時,首先收縮的是它.