shrivel
verb [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they shrivel | |
| he / she / it shrivels | |
| past simple shrivelled | |
| past participle shrivelled | |
| (US English) past simple shriveled | |
| (US English) past participle shriveled | |
| -ing form shrivelling | |
| (US English) -ing form shriveling |
to become or make something dry and wrinkled as a result of heat, cold or being old （使）枯萎，干枯，皱缩 - shrivel (up)
The leaves on the plant had shrivelled up from lack of water. 因为缺水，植物的叶子已经枯萎了。 - shrivel something (up)
The hot weather had shrivelled the grapes in every vineyard. 天气炎热，各家葡萄园的葡萄都蔫了。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect skryvla ‘to wrinkle’.- shrivel (up)