shrink

verb

/ʃrɪŋk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they shrink	/ʃrɪŋk/ /ʃrɪŋk/
he / she / it shrinks	/ʃrɪŋks/ /ʃrɪŋks/
past simple shrank	/ʃræŋk/ /ʃræŋk/
past simple shrunk	/ʃrʌŋk/ /ʃrʌŋk/
past participle shrunk	/ʃrʌŋk/ /ʃrʌŋk/
-ing form shrinking	/ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] shrink (something) 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。
[intransitive, transitive] to become or to make something 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。
- shrink something The internet in a sense has shrunk the world.互联网在某种意义上缩小了世界。
see also shrunken
- Households have been shrinking in size but increasing in number.家庭的规模在缩小，可家庭的数量在增加。
- Their profits shrank by 4% last year.去年他们的利润降低了 4%。
- Their share of the market has shrunk from 14% to 5%.他们的市场份额从 14% 缩小到 5%。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- considerably
- dramatically
- significantly
- …
preposition
- by
- from
- to
- …
phrases
- shrink in size
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move back or away from something because you are frightened or shocked退缩；畏缩 synonym 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。
- I shrank back into the shadows.我退回到了阴暗处。
- She shrank back in terror.她恐惧地往后退。
- She shrank from his touch.她躲开了他的触摸。
Topics Feelingsc2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a little
- visibly
- instinctively
- …
verb + shrink
- try to
preposition
- against
- in
- into
- …

词源Old English scrincan, of Germanic origin; related to Swedish skrynka ‘to wrinkle’.

Idioms

a shrinking violet

(humorous) a very shy person（指羞怯的人）