Lack of vitamin a causes membranes around the organs to shrivel , leaving them vulnerable .
缺少维生素a会导致器官周围的膜组织萎缩,致使器官不堪一击。
Resurrection plants refer to a group of desert mosses that shrivel up during dry spells and appear dead for years , or even decades .
复苏植物指的是沙漠苔藓在干旱时枯萎,呈现死亡状态好几年或甚至好几十年。
My middle-aged friend says I should accept the inevitable , let the bones turn brittle , the skin shrivel and sag , the hair grey and thin .
我的一位中年朋友说,我应当接受这一不可避免的事实,让骨络变得脆弱,皮肤枯萎松弛,头发稀疏变白。
Of course , managers have to be able to say yes too , otherwise their organisations would shrivel up and die .
当然,经理也必须能说“是”,否则他们的组织将枯萎死亡。
Further budget reductions might be staved off , he believes , if petitioners contrast the relatively small amount saved by government with the large cost of ill-feeling in the regions and damage to the international reputation of britain 's cities when theatres shrivel and galleries close