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Shrivel V ʃrivl 使)枯萎 英 V.枯萎,皱缩(To Draw Wrinkles

单词 shrivel
音标 ['ʃrivl]
解释 v. (使)枯萎
红宝书 【英】 v.枯萎,皱缩(to draw into wrinkles with a loss of moisture)
【例】 plants shriveling in the dry heat
字源 shrivel (v.)
1560s (implied in shriveled), of unknown origin, not found in Middle English; perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Swedish skryvla "to wrinkle, to shrivel"), perhaps ultimately connected with shrimp (n.) and shrink (v.). Related: Shriveled; shriveling.
不择手段背单词 v. (通过干燥)使枯萎和起皱
【记】sh屎, rivel = river: 把sh投入river中, 河面就会起皱
趣味全助记 【记】音:衰萎,衰败萎缩,因为干燥;音: 输 + rival 竞争中输了就萎了

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