单词 | shrink |
释义 | Word Frequency shrink(ʃrɪŋk) verbWord forms: shrinks, shrinking, shrank, shrunk, shrunk or shrunken 1. to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc 2. to become or cause to become smaller in size 3. (intransitive; often foll by from) a. to recoil or withdraw to shrink from the sight of blood b. to feel great reluctance (at) to shrink from killing an animal noun 4. the act or an instance of shrinking 5. slang a psychiatrist Derived forms shrinkable (ˈshrinkable) adjective shrinker (ˈshrinker) noun shrinking (ˈshrinking) adjective shrinkingly (ˈshrinkingly) adverb Word origin Old English scrincan; related to Old Norse skrokkr torso, Old Swedish skrunkin wrinkled, Old Norse hrukka a crease, Icelandic skrukka wrinkled woman |
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