shrink¹[ʃriŋk]

• vi.
  • 退缩，畏缩：

    to shrink back one's arm

    缩回手臂

    to shrink before a barking dog

    在狂吠的狗前畏缩不前

  • 收缩；萎缩；蜷缩：

    This kind of cloth shrinks easily.

    这种布爱缩水。

    There's a cat shrinking on the sofa.

    有只猫蜷缩在沙发上。

  • 缩小；减少；贬值；变瘦：

    to shrink in size

    规模缩小

    Currency shrinks.

    货币贬值。

  • 回避(from):

    to shrink from somebody

    不见某人

    to shrink from doing something

    不愿做某事

• vt.
  • 使收缩；使缩小；使减少；使瘦弱：

    to shrink one's work

    减小某人的工作量

    to shrink somebody down

    使某人消瘦

• n.
  • 退缩，畏缩
  • 收缩，缩小
  • (织物)缩水(量)
  • = shrinkage
• 短语:
  • shrink into oneself 缩作一团；变得沉默寡言
• 变形:

  vi.shrank 或 shrunk.shrunk 或 shrunken.shrinking

shrink²[ʃriŋk]

• n.[美国俚语]精神病医生；精神病专家