1. 1乾癟的、皺縮的

    Shrivelled is the British way of writing the -ed form of . It can be the past: the leaves shrivelled in the heat. It can also sit in front of a noun, like an adjective: a shrivelled apple, shrivelled skin.

    ShrivelledShrivelled is是 the British way英式寫法的 of writing寫 the -ed form of shrivelshrivel的-ed形式. It它 can be可以當 the past過去式: the leaves shrivelled in the heatthe leaves shrivelled in the heat(葉子在高溫下皺縮了). It它 can also sit也可以放 in front of a noun在名詞前面, like an adjective像形容詞一樣: a shrivelled applea shrivelled apple(一顆乾癟的蘋果), shrivelled skinshrivelled skin(皺縮的皮膚).

    The picture is the same as — smaller, dry, lined. You will see with one l in American English; both are the same word, and in Britain the double l is the usual dictionary form.

    The picture畫面 is the same as跟...一樣 shrivelshrivel — smaller, dry, lined變小、乾掉、有皺紋. You你 will see會看到 shriveled with one l只有一個l的shriveled in American English在美式英文裡; both兩種 are the same word是同一個字, and而 in Britain在英國, the double l雙寫l is the usual dictionary form是字典裡常用的形式.

    It is a describing word more than a fancy one. Though actually, it does two jobs at once: size and texture.

    It它 is是 a describing word一個描述性的字 more than不是 a fancy one什麼花俏的字. Though actually不過其實, it它 does two jobs at once同時做兩件事: size and texture大小和質地.

    A small apple is just small; a shrivelled apple has gone past its best. People also say it of hopes or profits that have dried up, keeping that same feel.

    A small applea small apple(一顆小蘋果) is just small就只是小; a shrivelled applea shrivelled apple(一顆乾癟的蘋果) has gone past its best則是已經過了最好的狀態. People人們 also say it也會用這個字 of hopes or profits來說希望或利潤 that have dried up已經枯竭的, keeping that same feel保留同樣的感覺.

core核心畫面

組成shrivel + -ed (the ending that makes the past, or an adjective meaning “having that done”).

同家族的字

  • shrivelthis is just shrivel with -ed on the end

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

shrivelledadj

  • 1

    Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.

    • A prune is a shrivelled plum.
    • All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.
  • 2

    Collapsed in size.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

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