shrivel
vt.& vi. (因热力,严寒、干燥、年老等而)枯萎,皱缩
When something shrivels or when something shrivels it, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains.
The plant shrivels and dies.
植物干枯而死。
...dry weather that shrivelled this summer's crops.
造成今夏作物枯萎的干旱天气
1. wither, especially with a loss of moisture;
2. decrease in size, range, or extent;
Soon it would shrivel away.
可能一会儿就枯萎了.
The paper would shrivel and blaze at every touch of the fiery pen.
每当那炽热的笔尖落下纸张会皱起,燃烧.
The tetrads eventually shrivel or are resorbed.
这种四分体最终萎缩或被再吸收.
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.
The penis is the first to shrivel when it's cold.
天气冷时,首先收缩的是它.