| 单词 | shrink |
| 释义 | verbnounshrinkBrE /ʃrɪŋk/ NAmE /ʃrɪŋk/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they shrink BrE /ʃrɪŋk/ NAmE /ʃrɪŋk/ present simple - he / she / it shrinks BrE /ʃrɪŋks/ NAmE /ʃrɪŋks/ past simple shrank BrE /ʃræŋk/ NAmE /ʃræŋk/ past simple shrunk BrE /ʃrʌŋk/ NAmE /ʃrʌŋk/ past participle shrunk BrE /ʃrʌŋk/ NAmE /ʃrʌŋk/ -ing form shrinking BrE /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/ [I , T ]~ (sth )to become smaller , especially when washed in water that is too hot ; to make clothes , cloth , etc . smaller in this way （使）缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩◆ My sweater shrank in the wash . 我的毛衣缩水了。[I , T ]to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount （使）缩小，收缩，减少◆ The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea . 肿瘤已缩小到豌豆大小。◆ The market for their products is shrinking . 市场对他们产品的需求在减少。◆ ~sth There was a movie called 'Honey , I Shrunk the Kids' . 有部电影名叫《亲爱的，我把孩子缩小了》。◆ Television in a sense has shrunk the world . 从某种意义上说，电视把世界缩小了。 ➡ see also shrunken[I ]+ adv ./prep .to move back or away from sth because you are frightened or shocked 退缩；畏缩SYN cower◆ He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching . 听见他们朝这边来，他退到墙根。 ● a ˌshrinking ˈviolet (humorous ) a way of describing a very shy person （指羞怯的人） ● ˈshrink from sth to be unwilling to do sth that is difficult or unpleasant 畏避，回避（困难等）◆ We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation . 我们向他们清楚地表明，我们不会畏避交锋。◆ shrink from doing sth They did not shrink from doing what was right . 只要做得对，他们就无所畏惧。shrinkBrE /ʃrɪŋk/ NAmE /ʃrɪŋk/ noun (slang , humorous ) a psychiatrist or psychologist精神病学家；心理学家 |
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