wizened
gb/wˈaɪzənd/ us/wˈaɪzənd/
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Engleză
aszott, összeaszott, fonnyadt
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LITERARY
1
aszott
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Tipar de utilizare:
a wizened [person]; [someone]'s wizened face
His wizened face made him look much older than sixty.
Aszott arca miatt jóval idősebbnek látszott hatvannál.
A wizened old woman sat by the window, watching the street in silence.
Egy aszott öregasszony ült az ablaknál, és némán figyelte az utcát.
Up close, you could see the wizened lines around his eyes.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The old man had a wizened face.
Az öregembernek aszott arca volt.
Her hands looked wizened with age.
A keze az öregségtől aszottnak látszott.
Greșeală frecventă:
Not related to wizard; it describes an aged, wrinkled appearance.
Sens
wrinkled and shrunken with age
Colocații
wizened face
|wizened old man
|wizened woman
|wizened features
|wizened hands
|wizened smile
|wizened expression
|wizened figure
|wizened skin
|wizened elder
Sinonime
wrinkled (More general; does not always suggest shrunken skin.)
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shriveled (Stronger sense of being dried up or shrunken.)
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weathered (Suggests exposure to sun/wind and a tough look, not just age.)
Antonime
smooth (Not wrinkled.)
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youthful (Having the look of youth rather than age.)
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plump (Not shrunken; fuller in shape.)
Teme
appearance
|age
|people
Definiție
Looking old and wrinkled, with skin that seems shrunken.
Wrinkled and shrunken, especially as a result of old age.
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LITERARY
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összeaszott
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fonnyadt
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Tipar de utilizare:
a wizened [fruit]; wizened [skin/hands]
The fruit in the bowl had gone wizened in the dry air.
A tálban lévő gyümölcs a száraz levegőben összeaszott.
After a day in the sun, the leaves looked wizened and brittle.
Miután egész nap a napon voltak, a levelek fonnyadtnak és törékenynek tűntek.
His fingertips were wizened from hours in the pool.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The apple became wizened.
Az alma összeaszott.
My skin looks wizened when it is very dry.
A bőröm összeaszottnak tűnik, amikor nagyon száraz.
Greșeală frecventă:
Often used for people; for things, it usually implies drying out or shrinking.
Sens
dried up and shriveled in shape
Colocații
wizened apple
|wizened pear
|wizened grapes
|wizened leaves
|wizened skin
|wizened fingertips
|wizened by the sun
|wizened from the cold
Sinonime
shrunken (Neutral; focuses on becoming smaller.)
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shrivelled (BrE spelling; strongly suggests drying out.)
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dried-up (More direct and literal; less literary.)
Antonime
fresh (Not dried out.)
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juicy (Full of moisture rather than dried.)
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unwrinkled (Not covered in wrinkles.)
Teme
appearance
|nature
|food
Definiție
Small and wrinkled because it has dried out.
Dried up and shrunken, often from loss of moisture or exposure to heat, cold, or wind.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
wizened
IPA
GB/wˈaɪzənd/
US/wˈaɪzənd/
Silabe și accent
wizened (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (wizened)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: wizened
Expresii
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