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| 1 | I to become smaller in size 收缩；缩小 |
| Do you think this dress will shrink if I handwash it? 你认为这衣服如果我用手洗会缩水吗？ |
| Many people shrink in old age. 很多人年老时个子会缩小。 |
| | 1a | T to make something smaller in size 使缩小；使收缩 | | The treatment will shrink the tumour. 这一疗法可以使肿瘤缩小。 | |
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| 2 | I to become smaller in amount , value , or range （数量、价值、范围）减少，下降，缩小 |
| The company’ s profit margins shrank from 32.5 per cent to 17 per cent. 公司的利润率从32.5％下降至17％。 |
| shrink rapidly/dramatically/fast Numbers of butterflies are shrinking rapidly as the environment changes. 随着环境的变化，蝴蝶的数量迅速减少。 |
| | 2a | T to make something smaller in amount , value , or range 使（数量、价值、范围）减少（或下降、缩小） | | The UN was urged to shrink its peacekeeping presence in Rwanda. 联合国被敦促减少在卢旺达的维和部队人数。 | |
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| 3 | I to move back or away from someone or something , especially because you are frightened or nervous （尤因害怕或紧张而）退缩，畏缩 |
| +away/back He shrank away from her touch. 他往后一缩避开了她的触摸。 |
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| - | ˈshrink ˌfrom |
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| | shrink from sth: to not be willing to do something difficult or deal with something unpleasant 回避；逃避 | Anne didn’ t shrink from the difficult issues facing parents. 在面对父母的难题面前，安妮没有退缩。 | | shrink from doing sth He shrank from telling his secrets to anyone. 他不愿把自己的秘密告诉任何人。 | |
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