单词 | shrinking |
释义 | shrinking (once / 861 pages) n WORD FAMILY shrinking: shrinkings, unshrinking+/shrink: shrank, shrinkable, shrinkage, shrinking, shrinks, shrunk/shrinkable: unshrinkable/shrinkage: shrinkages/unshrinking: unshrinkingly USAGE EXAMPLESUnpersuaded by the prospect of sunshine after two days of rain, Baffert yanked Arrogate, thus shrinking an already puny field to a wagering-unfriendly four. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) But whatever their reason, they are part of a shrinking minority. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Our nonprofits are being stressed as more people turn to them, and yet, government and other foundational resources are shrinking or being cut altogether. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n the act of becoming less Hypo|Hyper miniaturisation, miniaturization act of making on a greatly reduced scale decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down the act of decreasing or reducing something 2n process or result of becoming less or smaller Syn|Hypo|Hyper shrinkage compression, condensation, contraction the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together coarctation, constrictiontight or narrow compression decrease, drop-off, lessening a change downward |
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