"shrivel up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 枯萎
• 乾扁
• 皺縮

Definition

變得乾扁、皺縮、體積變小，通常因缺水或老化。常用於植物、水果，有時也指人或感情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多屬口語，形象或帶點幽默，常指植物或水果，也可比喻人或情緒（如 'shrivel up and die' 意指精神消沉）。不要和單純“皺”混淆。有時僅用 'shrivel'。

Examples

If you don't water the plant, it will shrivel up.

如果你不澆水，植物會**枯萎**。

The grapes were left in the sun and began to shrivel up.

葡萄放在陽光下開始**乾扁**。

My hands shrivel up in the cold water.

我的手在冷水裡會**皺縮**。

After a week without rain, the flowers completely shrivelled up.

一週沒下雨，花都**枯萎**了。

If you spend all day in the pool, your fingers will shrivel up.

你整天泡在泳池裡，手指會**皺縮**。

Sometimes I just want to shrivel up and hide when I'm embarrassed.

有時我尷尬時只想**縮起來**躲起來。