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| | | | VERB | | | | | /ˈʃrɪvl/ | | | | | | | 1 | I if something such as a plant shrivels or shrivels up , it becomes smaller and thinner than usual and it does not look fresh and healthy （植物）枯萎，皱缩 | The leaves had shrivelled up in the summer heat. 在夏日的酷热之下，树叶枯萎了。 | | | 1a | T to make something smaller and thinner than usual 使皱缩；使干瘪 | | The fierce heat had shrivelled the meat. 高温把肉烤干了。 | | | | | | 2 | I to become weaker or smaller in amount 变弱；减少；消减 | Funding for the project eventually shrivelled up. 项目的资金最终减少了。 | | | 2a | T to make something weaker or smaller in amount 使变弱；使减少；使消减 | | Her angry tone had shrivelled any confidence he had left. 她生气的口吻把他剩下的那点信心也消减掉了。 | | | | | | DERIVED WORD | | shrivelled adj | | | |