v. （使）枯萎；失去动力；变得无用；（使）觉得渺小（shrivel 的过去式及过去分词）
adj. 干瘪的
1.He has a shrivelled face.
他有一张满是皱纹的脸。
2.Venture funding has shrivelled up in America, and Europe is not doing much better.
在美国，风险投资大量缩水，欧洲的情况也好不到哪里去。
3."He continued by saying that he" shrivelled up "every time Star Wars was mentioned to him."
他接着说到：每当有人对他提起《星球大战》他就兴味索然。
4.Amid the smell of cooked books, foreign investors' confidence has shrivelled.
由于风闻账册数据遭到窜改捏造，外国投资者的信心大减。
5.NO SOONER had philanthropy become fashionable than the credit crunch shrivelled fortunes and the donations they sustain.
慈善活动刚刚成为一种时尚，信贷危机缩减了他们的财富和他们所给予的捐赠。
6.The spinach is shrivelled up.
菠菜蔫了。
7.You remember when you had to eat those miserable, shrivelled up quails the last time you were invited to their place!
你还记得上次被邀请去他们家你不得不吃那些痛苦，皱缩的鹌鹑！