英语词汇“shrink”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

shrinkshrink1 /ʃrɪŋk/ ●●○ verb (past tense shrank /ʃræŋk/ or shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/, past participle shrunk)

ETYMOLOGYshrink¹

Origin: Old English scrincan

VERB TABLE

shrink

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	shrink
	he, she, it	shrinks
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	shrank, shrunk
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have shrunk
	he, she, it	has shrunk
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had shrunk
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will shrink
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have shrunk

Continuous Form
Present	I	am shrinking
	he, she, it	is shrinking
	you, we, they	are shrinking
Past	I, he, she, it	was shrinking
	you, we, they	were shrinking
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been shrinking
	he, she, it	has been shrinking
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been shrinking
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be shrinking
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been shrinking

[intransitive, transitive] to become smaller or to make something smaller through the effects of heat or water: My sweater shrank in the dryer. → see also preshrunk, shrunken2[intransitive, transitive] to become smaller in amount, size, or value, or to make something become smaller in this way: Profits have been shrinking over the last year. This drug can shrink some tumors.3[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move back and away from something, especially because you are frightened: shrink back/away/from The children shrank back as she spoke. [Origin: Old English scrincan]shrink from something phrasal verb to avoid doing something that is difficult or that you do not want to do: We do not intend to shrink from our basic responsibilities. Many people tend to shrink from discussing their personal lives.