rivel

n. 皱纹 v. 弄皱, 皱起

发音

UK /ˈɹɪvəl/

词形变化

rivels 复数 riveling rivelled rivelling rivels 三单 riveling 现在分词 rivelling 现在分词 riveled 过去式 riveled 过去分词 rivelled 过去式 rivelled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wrinkle; a rimple.

    废旧
  2. 1.

    A kind of small dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup, especially among the Pennsylvania Dutch and other Germans.

    美国
v.
  1. 1.

    To shrivel, wrinkle (up).

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To cause to be wrinkled, to shrivel.

    及物

    they crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry them, wither them, rivel them up like old apples, make them as so many anatomies […]

相关短语

Curry Rivel

词源

From Middle English rivelen, from Old English rifelan, riflian (“to wrinkle”), from a frequentative form of Proto-Germanic *ribjōną (“to wrap; wind; roll; twist; coil”), equivalent to rive + -el (frequentative suffix). Related to Old Norse rifja (“to rake (hay) into rows or furrows”).

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