shrivelled

• يصف شيئًا أصبح جافًا ومتجعدًا ومنكمشًا، غالبًا بسبب التقدم في العمر أو الحرارة أو نقص الرطوبة.

Describes something that has become dry, wrinkled, and shrunken, often due to age, heat, or lack of moisture.

1. Dried and witheredB2formal

   Describes something, especially plants, that has lost all moisture and become wrinkled and shrunken.

   ذابل ومتجعد

   • The leaves lay shrivelled on the ground after the long drought.
   • The once-plump grapes had become shrivelled and raisin-like.
   • He found a shrivelled flower pressed between the pages of the old book.

   المرادفاتdesiccateddried-upparchedsereshrunkenwitheredwizenedwrinkled

   الأضدادhydratedlushplumpsucculentturgid

2. Wrinkled from age or illnessB2formal

   Describes skin that is lean, wrinkled, and shrunken, typically due to old age or sickness.

   متجعد من الكبر أو المرض

   • The old man's hands were shrivelled and covered in age spots.
   • After weeks in the hospital, her face looked pale and shrivelled.
   • His skin had become shrivelled from years of working in the sun.

   المرادفاتdried-upfurrowedsereshrunkenwitheredwizenedwrinkled

   الأضدادplumpsmoothtaut

3. Reduced in strength or intensityC1formal

   Describes something that has lost its effectiveness, vitality, or power.

   وَهَنٌ

   • His shrivelled ambition left him feeling empty and directionless.
   • The company's shrivelled profits forced it to downsize.
   • After the scandal, his reputation lay shrivelled and beyond repair.

   المرادفاتdepleteddiminisheddrainedfadedweakenedwithered

   الأضدادpotentrobuststrongvigorous

• فعل يُستخدم لوصف عملية الانكماش أو التجعد أو الجفاف، وغالبًا ما يحدث بسبب فقدان الرطوبة أو التقدم في العمر.

A verb used to describe the process of becoming wrinkled, shrunken, or dried up, often due to loss of moisture or age.

1. Wither or shrinkB2formal

   To become dry, wrinkled, and smaller, typically due to loss of moisture.

   يذبل أو ينكمش

   • The leaves shriveled in the intense summer heat.
   • The fruit began to shrivel after being left out for days.
   • Without water, the plant's stems will shrivel and die.

   المرادفاتcontractdehydratedesiccatedry upshrinkwitherwrinkle

2. Decrease in size or extentC1formal

   To become smaller, weaker, or less significant.

   التقلص

   • The company's profits shriveled during the economic downturn.
   • His enthusiasm shriveled after repeated failures.
   • The once-thriving community shriveled as people moved away.

   المرادفاتcontractdiminishdwindleshrinkwanewither

   الأضدادexpandflourishgrowincreaseswell

الصيغ المركّبةshrivel up