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

shrink /shringk/

intransitive verb

pat

shrank

old

shrunk

pap

shrunk

shrunkˈen

To contract

To become smaller in size or extent

To shrivel

To wither

To dwindle

To give way

To draw back, retreat

To withdraw

To show or feel repugnance or reluctance

To recoil

To shrink-wrap (informal)

transitive verb

To cause to contract, shrink or dwindle

To withdraw

To fix by allowing to contract

noun

An act of shrinking

Contraction

Withdrawal or recoil

A psychiatrist, contracted from headshrinker (slang, orig US)

ORIGIN: OE scrincan, scranc, gescruncen

shrinkˈable adjective

shrinkˈage noun

An act of shrinking
Extent of such diminution
In meat marketing, the loss of carcase weight during shipping, preparation for sale, etc
In manufacturing, etc, the loss of goods resulting from pilfering, breakages, etc

shrinkˈer noun

shrinkˈing adjective

shrinkˈingly adverb

shrunk or shrunkˈen adjective

Contracted, reduced, shrivelled

shrinking violet see under violet

shrinkˈpack noun

A shrink-wrapped package

shrinkˈ-proof or shrink-resisˈtant adjective

That will not shrink on washing

shrinkˈ-resistance noun

shrinkˈ-wrap transitive verb

To package (goods) in a clear plastic film that is subsequently shrunk (eg by heating) so that it fits tightly (also noun)