shrivel up

美 [ˈʃrɪvl ʌp]英 [ˈʃrɪvl ʌp]
  • (使)枯萎;(使)干枯;(使)皱缩
shrivel upshrivel up

verb

1
wither, as with a loss of moisture
The fruit dried and shriveled
Synonym: shrivel shrink wither

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  1. Then their seed ripens , and soon they turn brown and shrivel up .

    随后,它们的种子熟了,不久就变枯萎。

  2. Of course , managers have to be able to say yes too , otherwise their organisations would shrivel up and die .

    当然,经理也必须能说“是”,否则他们的组织将枯萎死亡。

  3. The beach is under a curse which causes everyone on it to age so quickly that they will shrivel up and die by the end of the day .

    这个海滩被诅咒了,海滩上所有人都会迅速衰老,一天之内就会衰老而死。

  4. Why do you always seem to shrivel up when we meet new people at parties ? You can 't avoid them for ever .

    为什么你总是在联欢会时怕见生人呢?你不可能永远避开他们。

  5. Bran wondered if he would shrivel up as small as his great-grandmother when he was old .

    布兰暗自猜想,不知他年老时,会不会跟他曾祖母一样缩成那么一团。

  6. If you stay in that bathtub any longer , you 'll shrivel up into a prune .

    如果你再呆在水里,你要皱成一个干果了。

  7. We could just take the leaves , but if we do , the stem will then dry out and shrivel up and then , as part of good gardening , we would then have to later remove it .

    我们只是摘掉叶子。但是如果这样的话,茎秆会干枯,枯萎,作为园艺的一部分,我们随后必须将它拔掉。

  8. The paper started to shrivel and curl up in the heat .

    那张纸在高温下开始起皱卷曲。