wizen

英 ['wɪz(ə)n] 美['wizən]
  • vi. 枯萎;凋谢;干瘪
  • vt. 使凋谢;使枯萎;使干瘪
  • adj. 凋谢的;枯萎的

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英文词源


wizen (v.)
Old English wisnian, weosnian "to wither, dry up, waste away," from Proto-Germanic *wisnon (cognates: Old Norse visna "to wither," Old High German wesanen "to dry up, shrivel, wither;" German verwesen "to decay, rot"), from PIE root *wei- (2) "to wither." Related: Wizened.

双语例句


1. There would be a day when our faces would be wrinkled and wizen .
总有一天,我们的脸会布满皱纹而且变得皱缩的。

来自辞典例句

2. Hard wind and bitter cold wizen his face.
强风与酷寒使他的脸孔皱缩了.

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3. There would be a day when our faces would be wrinkled and wizen.
总有一天,我们的脸会布满皱纹而且变得皱缩的.

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