1 B1 中性
因失水或受热而变得起皱、干瘪。
"The tomatoes in the garden shrivelled up after weeks without rain."
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The flowers were already beginning to shrivel up in the heat.
— George Orwell, 'Burmese Days' (1934) — paraphrased
不可分离
起皱并收缩,因变干而变小;也常用于比喻失败或消失。
变得又小又干又皱,像葡萄干或枯叶一样。
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因失水或受热而变得起皱、干瘪。
"The tomatoes in the garden shrivelled up after weeks without rain."
The flowers were already beginning to shrivel up in the heat.
— George Orwell, 'Burmese Days' (1934) — paraphrased
尴尬或羞辱到想消失不见。
"When she pronounced his name wrong in front of everyone, he just wanted to shrivel up and die."
逐渐减少或变得不重要。
"Investment in the sector has shrivelled up since the new regulations came into force."
完全地皱缩起来——加上表示加强的 'up' 后,字面意思比较清楚。
变得又小又干又皱,像葡萄干或枯叶一样。
形象而生动。常用于植物、食物、皮肤和身体部位因失水而收缩。也可比喻某事失去重要性、希望或活力。这里的 'up' 强调过程的彻底性。口语和书面语都很常见。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "shrivel up" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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