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shrinkBrE /ʃrɪŋk/NAmE /ʃrɪŋk/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they shrink BrE /ʃrɪŋk/ NAmE /ʃrɪŋk/present simple - he / she / it shrinks BrE /ʃrɪŋks/ NAmE /ʃrɪŋks/past simple shrank BrE /ʃræŋk/ NAmE /ʃræŋk/past simple shrunk BrE /ʃrʌŋk/ NAmE /ʃrʌŋk/past participle shrunk BrE /ʃrʌŋk/ NAmE /ʃrʌŋk/ -ing form shrinking BrE /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/ [I, T] ~ (sth) to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in this way （使）缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩◆My sweater shrank in the wash. 我的毛衣缩水了。 [I, T] to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount （使）缩小，收缩，减少◆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。◆~ sthThere was a movie called 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. 有部电影名叫《亲爱的，我把孩子缩小了》。◆Television in a sense has shrunk the world. 从某种意义上说，电视把世界缩小了。 ➡ see also shrunken [I] + adv./prep. to move back or away from sth because you are frightened or shocked 退缩；畏缩 SYN cower ◆He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching. 听见他们朝这边来，他退到墙根。 ●a ˌshrinking ˈviolet(humorous) a way of describing a very shy person （指羞怯的人） ●ˈshrink from sthto be unwilling to do sth that is difficult or unpleasant 畏避，回避（困难等）◆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。◆shrink from doing sthThey did not shrink from doing what was right. 只要做得对，他们就无所畏惧。 shrinkBrE /ʃrɪŋk/NAmE /ʃrɪŋk/ noun(slang, humorous) a psychiatrist or psychologist 精神病学家；心理学家 |