shrink

英 [ʃrɪŋk]

美 [ʃrɪŋk]

v.  (使)缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩; (使)缩小，减少; 退缩; 畏缩
n.  精神病学家; 心理学家

过去式：shrank　过去分词：shrunk　现在分词：shrinking　第三人称单数：shrinks　复数：shrinks　

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同义词辨析

shrinkcontract【导航词义：收缩】

recoilcowerflinchshrink【导航词义：退缩】

短语用例

shrink from sth

• 畏避，回避（困难等）
  to be unwilling to do sth that is difficult or unpleasant
  1. My sweater shrank in the wash.
     我的毛衣缩水了。

习惯用语

v.

a shrinking violet
• （指羞怯的人）
  a way of describing a very shy person

牛津词典

verb

• （使）缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩
  to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in this way
  1. My sweater shrank in the wash.
     我的毛衣缩水了。
• （使）缩小，收缩，减少
  to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount
  1. The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea.
     肿瘤已缩小到豌豆大小。
  2. The market for their products is shrinking.
     市场对他们产品的需求在减少。
  3. There was a movie called ‘Honey I shrunk the kids!’.
     有部电影名叫《宝贝儿，我把孩子们缩小了！》。
  4. Television in a sense has shrunk the world.
     从某种意义上说电视把世界缩小了。
• 退缩；畏缩
  to move back or away from sth because you are frightened or shocked
  1. He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching.
     听见他们朝这边来，他退到墙根。

noun

• 精神病学家；心理学家
  a psychiatrist or psychologist

柯林斯词典

• VERB (通常指布料、衣服等洗后)缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩
  If cloth or clothingshrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed.
  1. All my jumpers have shrunk.
     我所有的套头毛衣都缩水了。
• V-ERG (使)缩小;(使)收缩;(使)减少
  If somethingshrinksor something elseshrinksit, it becomes smaller.
  1. The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk...
     西非的大片森林面积已缩小了。
  2. Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector.
     匈牙利可能不得不降低其缩小国家军事管制区的期望。
• VERB (因害怕、震惊或厌恶)退缩，畏缩，避开
  If youshrink away fromsomeone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them.
  1. One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him...
     当我试图和一个孩子说话时，他避开了我。
  2. Siegfried cringed and shrank against the wall...
     西格弗里德畏缩了，退避到墙根。
  3. She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.
     她不由得倒抽了口冷气，往后退了退。
• VERB 畏避，回避(工作、责任等)
  If you do notshrink froma task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous.
  1. We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible...
     我们要想保持诚信可靠，就绝不能避忌武力的合法使用。
  2. They didn't shrink from danger.
     他们在危险面前没有退缩。
• N-COUNT 精神病学家;心理学家
  Ashrinkis a psychiatrist.
  1. I've seen a shrink already.
     我已经看过心理专家了。
• no shrinking violet→ see:violet

英英释义

noun

• a physician who specializes in psychiatry
  Synonym:psychiatristhead-shrinker

verb

• decrease in size, range, or extent
  1. His earnings shrank
  2. My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
  Synonym:shrivel
• become smaller or draw together
  1. The fabric shrank
  2. The balloon shrank
  Synonym:contract
• reduce in size
  1. Hot water will shrink the sweater
  2. Can you shrink this image?
  Synonym:reduce
• wither, as with a loss of moisture
  1. The fruit dried and shriveled
  Synonym:shrivelshrivel upwither
• draw back, as with fear or pain
  1. she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
  Synonym:flinchsquinchfunkcringewincerecoilquail

双语例句

• I heard you went to see the school shrink this morning.
  我听说你今天早上去找学校的心理医生了。
• Her undaunted spirit did not shrink from the only correct answer.
  她的大无畏的精神使她不畏惧追求唯一正确的答案。
• We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible
  我们要想保持诚信可靠，就绝不能避忌武力的合法使用。
• All my jumpers have shrunk.
  我所有的套头毛衣都缩水了。
• Siegfried cringed and shrank against the wall
  西格弗里德畏缩了，退避到墙根。
• This cloth does not shrink in the wash.
  这块布洗了不会缩水。
• How much must we allow for the shrink?
  要留多少缩水长度？
• She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.
  她不由得倒抽了口冷气，往后退了退。
• It must be toxins getting into the water supply and making my clothes shrink, I think crossly.
  一定是毒素进入供水系统，使我的衣服缩水了，我生气地想。
• Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector.
  匈牙利可能不得不降低其缩小国家军事管制区的期望。