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shrink

美 [ʃrɪŋk]英 [ʃrɪŋk]
  • v.收缩;缩小;(使)减少;(使)缩水;退缩;畏缩;皱缩
  • n.精神病学家;心理学家

复数: shrinks 过去式: shrunk;shrunken 现在分词: shrinking 过去分词: shrank;shrunk 第三人称单数: shrinks

shrinkshrink

verb

【不规则形式】shrank shrunk or shrunk shrunk
1

(使)缩水,收缩,缩小,皱缩
to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in this way

My sweater shrank in the wash.

我的毛衣缩水了。

2

(使)缩小,收缩,减少
to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount

The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea.

肿瘤已缩小到豌豆大小。

The market for their products is shrinking.

市场对他们产品的需求在减少。

There was a movie called ‘Honey I shrunk the kids!’.

有部电影名叫《宝贝儿,我把孩子们缩小了!》。

Television in a sense has shrunk the world.

从某种意义上说电视把世界缩小了。

3

退缩;畏缩
to move back or away from sth because you are frightened or shocked

He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching.

听见他们朝这边来,他退到墙根。

习语

a way of describing a very shy person

4

畏避,回避(困难等)
to be unwilling to do sth that is difficult or unpleasant

We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation.

我们向他们清楚地表明,我们不会畏避交锋。

They did not shrink from doing what was right.

只要做得对,他们就无所畏惧。

noun

slang humorous精神病学家;心理学家
a psychiatrist or psychologist

shrink

频次

  • 1
    VERB (通常指布料、衣服等洗后)缩水,收缩,缩小,皱缩
    If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed.

    All my jumpers have shrunk.

    我所有的套头毛衣都缩水了。

  • 2
    V-ERG (使)缩小;(使)收缩;(使)减少
    If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller.

    The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk...

    西非的大片森林面积已缩小了。

  • 3
    VERB (因害怕、震惊或厌恶)退缩,畏缩,避开
    If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them.

    One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him...

    当我试图和一个孩子说话时,他避开了我。

  • 4
    VERB 畏避,回避(工作、责任等)
    If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous.

    We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible...

    我们要想保持诚信可靠,就绝不能避忌武力的合法使用。

  • 5
    N-COUNT 精神病学家;心理学家
    A shrink is a psychiatrist.

    I've seen a shrink already.

    我已经看过心理专家了。

  • 6
    no shrinking violet→ see:violet

noun

1
a physician who specializes in psychiatry
Synonym: psychiatrist head-shrinker

verb

1
decrease in size, range, or extent
His earnings shrank
My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
Synonym: shrivel
2
become smaller or draw together
The fabric shrank
The balloon shrank
Synonym: contract
3
reduce in size;reduce physically
Hot water will shrink the sweater
Can you shrink this image?
Synonym: reduce
4
wither, as with a loss of moisture
The fruit dried and shriveled
Synonym: shrivel shrivel up wither
5
draw back, as with fear or pain
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Synonym: flinch squinch funk cringe wince recoil quail

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Will this soap shrink woolen clothes ?

    这肥皂会使毛织品收缩吗?

  2. Shrink Character of Biological Media and Its Effect on Drying Process

    生物材料的收缩特性及其对干燥过程的影响

  3. The market for their products is shrinking .

    市场对他们产品的需求在减少。

  4. They did not shrink from doing what was right .

    只要做得对,他们就无所畏惧。

  5. We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation .

    我们向他们清楚地表明,我们不会畏避交锋。

  6. Television in a sense has shrunk the world .

    从某种意义上说电视把世界缩小了。

  7. He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching .

    听见他们朝这边来,他退到墙根。

  8. The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea .

    肿瘤已缩小到豌豆大小。

  9. My sweater shrank in the wash .

    我的毛衣缩水了。

  10. My sweater shrank in the wash .

    我的套衫洗后缩水了。

  11. One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him

    当我试图和一个孩子说话时,他避开了我。

  12. Shrinking economies mean falling tax revenues and more government debt .

    经济收缩意味着税收的减少和政府债务的增加。

  13. There was a general acceptance that the defence budget would shrink .

    人们普遍相信国防预算将会缩减。

  14. The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts .

    这个部门因为预算削减而逐年萎缩。

  15. Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector .

    匈牙利可能不得不降低其缩小国家军事管制区的期望。

  16. I 've seen a shrink already .

    我已经看过心理专家了。

  17. We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible

    我们要想保持诚信可靠,就绝不能避忌武力的合法使用。

  18. When it comes to expressing himself he is no shrinking violet

    他在表达自己的想法时毫不羞怯。

  19. His shrunken thighs were barely strong enough to support the weight of his body .

    他干瘪的大腿几乎不足以支撑他身体的重量。

  20. Sony has also led the way in shrinking the size of compact-disc players .

    索尼公司在缩小CD播放机的体积方面也处于领先地位。

  21. Everybody accepts that the threat has now shrunk to vanishing point .

    现在每个人都认为,威胁已几近消失了。

  22. None of the women he paints , however , could be described as shrinking violets .

    然而,他画过的所有女人中没有一个是羞涩腼腆的。

  23. The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk

    西非的大片森林面积已缩小了。

  24. Alistair saw Henry shrink , as if the words had touched a nerve

    阿利斯泰尔看到亨利向后缩了一下,好像那些话触到了他的痛处。

  25. She now looked small , shrunken and pathetic .

    她现在看起来瘦小枯槁,很可怜。

  26. They didn 't shrink from danger .

    他们在危险面前没有退缩。

  27. As his political stature has shrunk , he has grown correspondingly more dependent on the army .

    随着政治声望的降低,他变得更加依赖军队了。

  28. The economy shrank and inflation zoomed

    经济萎缩,通货膨胀加剧。

  29. She shrank back with an involuntary gasp .

    她不由得倒抽了口冷气,往后退了退。

  30. If you give up exercise , your muscles shrink and fat increases . By the same token , if you expend more energy you will lose fat .

    停止锻炼会使肌肉萎缩、脂肪增加。同样,如果花更多的精力锻炼,就会减掉脂肪。

shrink contract 【导航词义:收缩】
shrink v. 收缩,减少
〔辨析〕

多指因受热、遇水等而收缩或变小,也指数量、体积、价值等变小。

〔例证〕

My shirt shrank when it was washed.

我的衬衫洗后缩水了。

Will this detergent shrink wool clothes?

这种洗涤剂会使毛织品缩水吗?

The staff of the company shrank to only six people.

这家公司的员工减少到只剩6个人了。

contract v. 缩小,收缩
〔辨析〕

指物体因受冷等而收缩体积,也指经济、市场等缩小。

〔例证〕

When air is heated, it expands and when air is cooled, it contracts.

空气遇热时膨胀,变冷时收缩。

The cold weather made the cement in the walls contract until it finally cracked.

寒冷的天气使墙上的水泥收缩,直至最后开裂。

The manufacturing industry has contracted by 1.5% since last year.

自去年起,制造业已经萎缩了1.5%。

recoil cower flinch shrink 【导航词义:退缩】
recoil v. 〈书〉退缩,畏缩
〔辨析〕

指因不喜欢或害怕某物而突然向后退,常用于 recoil from sb/sth 或recoil at sth 结构中。

〔例证〕

She recoiled in horror at the sight of a snake.

她一看见蛇就吓得往后缩。

Why did he recoil from her touch?

为什么她一碰他,他便往后缩?

We shouldn't recoil in the face of difficulty.

遇到困难我们不应该畏缩不前。

She recoiled in horror when she saw the state he was in.

看到他那个样子,她吓得直往后缩。

cower v. 退缩,畏缩
〔辨析〕

指因害怕而蜷缩,常后接介词 against/under。

〔例证〕

The little boy would cower under the table when there was lightning.

一有闪电,这个小男孩就蜷缩到桌子底下。

His father cowered against the wall.

他父亲蜷缩在墙根儿。

His dog was cowering in a corner.

他的狗蜷缩在角落里。

flinch v. 退缩,畏缩
〔辨析〕

指由于疼痛、害怕或烦恼而退缩或躲开,常用于 flinch at sth 或 flinch away from sb/sth 结构中。

〔例证〕

Separated from his mother for such a long time, the boy flinched away from her when she tried to give him a hug.

由于分开了太长时间,当妈妈想拥抱他时,小男孩退缩着躲开了。

He flinched at the sight of the dog.

他一见到那条狗就往后退。

shrink v. 退缩,畏缩
〔辨析〕

尤指因恐惧而退缩,通常后接副词 away/back。

〔例证〕

The thief shrank back against the wall when he heard the police approaching.

听到警察朝这边走过来,小偷退到墙根儿。

The king's anger made his ministers shrink away from him.

国王大发脾气,大臣们纷纷退避。

She shrank away from his touch.

她往后一缩避开了他的触摸。

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shrink from sth

畏避,回避(困难等)
to be unwilling to do sth that is difficult or unpleasant

We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation.

我们向他们清楚地表明,我们不会畏避交锋。

They did not shrink from doing what was right.

只要做得对,他们就无所畏惧。

v.

a shrinking violet

(指羞怯的人)
a way of describing a very shy person