| 单词 | shrink |
| 释义 | shrink —shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ noun [C] INFORMAL ► F0 a psychiatrist or psychoanalyst: » I was so depressed that I ended up going to see a shrink.Thesaurus+: ↑Science of psychology and psychoanalysis , ↑Mind and personalityverb [I usually + adv/prep] (shrank, shrunk) LITERARY (BE FRIGHTENED) ↑Verb Endings for shrink ► F0 to move away from someone or something because you are frightened: » The child shrank behind the sofa as his father shouted at him.» When she was younger she would shrink (away) from me whenever I spoke to her.Thesaurus+: ↑Making short, sudden movementsverb [I or T] (shrank, shrunk) (BECOME SMALLER) ↑Verb Endings for shrink ► B2 to become smaller, or to make something smaller: » Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature.» The company's profits have shrunk from £5.5 million to £1.25 million.» The productivity improvements have shrunk our costs by 25 percent.→ SEE ALSO SHRUNKEN(Cf. ↑shrunken)Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strongshrinkage /ˈʃrɪŋ.kɪdʒ/ noun [U]► F0» Synthetic fabrics are less susceptible to shrinkage than natural ones.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strong • • • Extra Examples:» 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. |
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