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shri.vel (obj)5FrIv7[lv-ll- or Am usually -l- to (cause to) become dry, smaller and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding枯萎The lack of rain has shrivelled the crops. [T]缺少雨水使庄稼都枯萎了。You ought to pick those lettuces before they shrivel (up) and die. [I]你得在生菜枯萎死亡前收割它们。Those oranges were looking a bit old and shrivelled, so I threw them out.那些橙子看上去有点儿干瘪，于是我把它们扔掉了。(fig.) Profits are shrivelling (= becoming smaller) as the recession bites deeper. [I]随着不景气的状况的加剧，利润开始缩减。
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