shrivels

英汉释义

• v.

  1.(使)皱缩;(使)干瘪;(使)枯萎;(使)无能为力,(使)失效

英英释义

• v.

  1.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; to make something smaller and thinner than usual

  2.to become weaker or smaller in amount; to make something weaker or smaller in amount

英汉例句

• 1.Human love and companionship can most certainly be described as a need, for without it the soul shrivels and withers away.

  人类的爱和友情也完全可以当作是我们的需要，因为没有他们的我们的灵魂会枯萎幻灭。

• 2.The wife shrivels in shame at the thought of not receiving approval from a strange waitress.

  而这个顾客的妻子会因为自己的看法没有得到那个陌生服务员的赞同而感到羞愧。

• 3.the present system of election by party lists shrivels the independence of members and needs reform.

  现在由政党指定名单的选举系统使得独立成员变得束手无策，所以需要改革。

• 4.when a person grows old , his skin shrivels .

  人老了，皮肤就变得干巴了。

• 5.The dry air shrivels the leather.

  气干燥皮子都皱了。

• 6.Her udder shrivels and the milk goes dry.

  她的乳房皱缩，乳汁快要流干了。