shrink
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. 缩水
People were short in those days – or else those military uniforms all shrank in the wash!
那个年代人们很矮–要么就是那些军装在洗涤时全都缩水了！
2. V-T/V-I If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. 使缩小; 缩小
The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk. 西非那片广袤的森林已经缩小了。
3. V-I If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. (因害怕、震惊或厌恶) 避开
One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him. 我试着和这个孩子说话时，他避开了我。
4. V-I If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous. 逃避 (不愉快或危险的事)[usu with neg]
He is decisive and won't shrink from a fight. 他很果断，而且不会逃避战斗。
5. N-COUNT A shrink is a psychiatrist. 精神病医生[非正式]
I've seen a shrink already. 我已经看过了精神病医生。
6. no shrinking violet→see violet
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shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ (shrinking,shrank,shrunk,shrinks)
剑桥词典
- My skirt shrank in the wash .
- These trousers must have shrunk - I can't do the zip up.
- Have you shrunk? You look so much thinner !
- People shrink as they get older .
- Unfortunately, the world population of Hawaiian geese has shrunk to very small numbers .
shrink verb (BECOME SMALLER)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to become smaller , or to make something smaller
（使）缩小，（使）变小
Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature . 用温度过高的水洗毛衣，毛衣会缩水。
The company's profits have shrunk from $5.5 million to $1.25 million. 公司利润从550万美元减少到了125万美元。
The productivity improvements have shrunk our costs by 25 percent . 生产率的提高使我们的成本下降了25%。
也见 shrunken
例句
shrink verb (BE FRIGHTENED)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ] literaryto move away from someone or something because you are frightened
畏缩，退缩
The child shrank behind the sofa as his father shouted at him. 孩子在父亲冲他吼叫时退缩到了沙发后面。
When she was younger she would shrink (away) from me whenever I spoke to her. 她小的时候，我一和她说话她就会退缩。