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shrink v.收缩,(使)皱缩,缩短 The word shrink is related to the Swedish skrynka meaning "to wrinkle." Think about what happens to a lone forgotten fruit at the bottom of your fridge drawer. After a while, it begins to wrinkle or shrink. Clothes washed in hot water tend to shrink, so be wary of the setting on your washing machine. The use of shrink as referring to therapists started as late as the 1960s — with the idea of a psychologist being a "head-shrinker." ★★☆☆☆ 2002.3

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[ʃrik] Shrink is the informal word you can use to talk about a therapist. Talking about your problems with her can hopefully help you shrink them, or make them smaller. The price rise of crude leads to the shrinking of heavy industry. 1[VERB 动词](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.   [V]All my jumpers have shrunk.我所有的套头毛衣都缩水了。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)缩小；(使)收缩；(使)减少 If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller.   [V]  [V n]The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk...西非的大片森林面积已缩小了。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。3[VERB 动词](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.   [V prep/adv]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。Siegfried cringed and shrank against the wall...西格弗里德畏缩了，退避到墙根。She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.她不由得倒抽了口冷气，往后退了退。4[VERB 动词]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.   [V from n]  [usu with neg]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。They didn't shrink from danger.他们在危险面前没有退缩。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]精神病学家；心理学家 A shrink is a psychiatrist.   [INFORMAL 非正式]I've seen a shrink already.我已经看过心理专家了。6  no shrinking violet→see: violet；

英语单词	shrink
英美音标	[ʃrik]
中文释义	v.收缩,(使)皱缩,缩短
vocab简明	Shrink is the informal word you can use to talk about a therapist. Talking about your problems with her can hopefully help you shrink them, or make them smaller.
vocab扩展	The word shrink is related to the Swedish skrynka meaning "to wrinkle." Think about what happens to a lone forgotten fruit at the bottom of your fridge drawer. After a while, it begins to wrinkle or shrink. Clothes washed in hot water tend to shrink, so be wary of the setting on your washing machine. The use of shrink as referring to therapists started as late as the 1960s — with the idea of a psychologist being a "head-shrinker."
真题原句	The price rise of crude leads to the shrinking of heavy industry.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词](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. [V] All my jumpers have shrunk. 我所有的套头毛衣都缩水了。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)缩小；(使)收缩；(使)减少 If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. [V] [V n] The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk... 西非的大片森林面积已缩小了。 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。 3 [VERB 动词](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. [V prep/adv] 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。 Siegfried cringed and shrank against the wall... 西格弗里德畏缩了，退避到墙根。 She shrank back with an involuntary gasp. 她不由得倒抽了口冷气，往后退了退。 4 [VERB 动词]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. [V from n] [usu with neg] 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。 They didn't shrink from danger. 他们在危险面前没有退缩。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]精神病学家；心理学家 A shrink is a psychiatrist. [INFORMAL 非正式] I've seen a shrink already. 我已经看过心理专家了。 6 no shrinking violet→see: violet ；
来源	2002.3

Shrink Verb 动词 [V Word Talk Smaller Shrinking