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

shrinkverb

uk/ʃrɪŋk/us/ʃrɪŋk/shrank, shrunk

shrink verb (BECOME SMALLER)

B2 [ I or T ] 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

More 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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Becoming and making smaller or less

a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
attenuate
axe
bite
bite into sth
dive
drain
let sth down
let up
lower
make a hole in sth idiom
miniaturization
minimize
nip
slash
step sth down
strip sth away
stripped down
subside
tail off

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shrink verb (BE FRIGHTENED)

[ I usually + adv/prep ] literary 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.

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Making short, sudden movements

aquiver
convulse
convulsion
convulsive
cringe
flick
jerky
jig
jiggle
jolt
judder
palpitate
pull away
quiver
squirm
toss
tremulous
whip
worry at sth
wriggle

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shrinkage

noun [ U ] uk/ˈʃrɪŋ.kɪdʒ/us/ˈʃrɪŋ.kɪdʒ/

Synthetic fabrics are less susceptible to shrinkage than natural ones.

Phrasal verb(s)

shrink from sth

shrinknoun [ C ]

uk/ʃrɪŋk/us/ʃrɪŋk/informal

a psychiatrist or psychoanalyst:

I was so depressed that I ended up going to see a shrink.

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Science of psychology & psychoanalysis

cognitive
commit
committal
Freudian
gestalt
id
inkblot test
Jungian
Oedipal
psych
psycho
psychoanalyse
psychological
repression
shock therapy
subliminal
superego
trance
transference
word association

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单词	shrink
释义	Contents verb (2) shrink (BECOME SMALLER) shrink (BE FRIGHTENED) noun (1) shrink (1) more…(1) shrinkage Contents verb (2) shrink (BECOME SMALLER) shrink (MOVE AWAY) noun (1) shrink (DOCTOR) Contents verb (2) shrink (1) shrink (2) English American Business shrinkverb uk/ʃrɪŋk/us/ʃrɪŋk/shrank, shrunk shrink verb (BECOME SMALLER) B2 [ I or T ] 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 More 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Becoming and making smaller or less a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom attenuate axe bite bite into sth dive drain *let sth* down let up lower** make a hole in sth idiom miniaturization minimize nip slash *step sth* down strip sth away stripped down subside tail off See more results » shrink verb (BE FRIGHTENED) [ I usually + adv/prep ] literary 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: synonyms and related words Making short, sudden movements aquiver convulse convulsion convulsive cringe flick jerky jig jiggle jolt judder palpitate pull away quiver squirm toss tremulous whip** worry at sth wriggle See more results » shrinkage noun [ U ] uk/ˈʃrɪŋ.kɪdʒ/us/ˈʃrɪŋ.kɪdʒ/ Synthetic fabrics are less susceptible to shrinkage than natural ones. Phrasal verb(s) shrink from sth shrinknoun [ C ] uk/ʃrɪŋk/us/ʃrɪŋk/informal a psychiatrist or psychoanalyst: I was so depressed that I ended up going to see a shrink. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Science of psychology & psychoanalysis cognitive commit committal Freudian gestalt id inkblot test Jungian Oedipal psych psycho psychoanalyse psychological repression shock therapy subliminal superego trance transference word association See more results » shrinkverb us/ʃrɪŋk/past tense shrank /ʃræŋk/shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/, past participle shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/shrunken /ˈʃrʌŋ·kən/ shrink verb (BECOME SMALLER) [ I/T ] to become smaller or cause something to become smaller: [ I ] The show’s audience has shrunk in the last few months. [ T ] I shrank my sweater by putting it in the dryer! shrink verb (MOVE AWAY) [ I always + adv/prep ] to move away from something unpleasant or frightening: My first reaction was to shrink in disgust at the sight of it. [ I always + adv/prep ] If you shrink from something, you avoid it: Kate’s a good worker, but she seems to shrink from responsibility. shrinknoun [ C ] us/ʃrɪŋk/slang shrink noun [ C ] (DOCTOR) a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, or psychoanalyst shrinkverb uk/ʃrɪŋk/usshrank, shrunk [ I ] to become smaller: Investors fear that profit margins will shrink during the coming quarter. shrink by sth The economy shrunk by .04% in real terms. shrink to sth Our share of the US market has shrunk to 27%. [ T ] to make something smaller: We hope the measures will save money and shrink the company's carbon footprint.
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shrinkverb

shrink verb (BECOME SMALLER)

shrink verb (BE FRIGHTENED)

Phrasal verb(s)

shrinknoun [ C ]

shrinkverb

shrink verb (BECOME SMALLER)

shrink verb (MOVE AWAY)

shrinknoun [ C ]

shrink noun [ C ] (DOCTOR)

shrinkverb