| 单词 | shrink |
| 释义 | shrink —shrinkable, adj. —shrinkingly, adv. /shringk/, v. , shrank or, often, shrunk; shrunk or shrunken; shrinking; n. v.i. 1. to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact. 2. to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture: This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water. 3. to become reduced in extent or compass. v.t. 4. to cause to shrink or contract; reduce. 5. Textiles. to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it. n. 6. an act or instance of shrinking. 7. a shrinking movement. 8. shrinkage. 9. Also, shrinker. Also called head shrinker. Slang. a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst. [bef. 900; 1955-60 for def. 9; ME schrinken, OE scrincan; c. MD schrinken, Sw skrynka to shrink, Norw skrukka old shrunken woman] Syn. 1. withdraw, recoil, quail. See wince. 3. See decrease. Ant. 3. increase. |
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