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shrink vi.收缩；退缩；萎缩；畏惧，害怕vt.使收缩n.收缩；萎缩n.精神科医生 (1) 这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗？(2) 该公司的边际利润率从32.5%降到了17%。(3) 我们在困难面前决不退缩。(4) 经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。(5) 我的套头毛衣遇热水后收缩了。(6) 这种牛仔裤洗后要缩些水。(7) 我们的出口贸易已有些萎缩。 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."

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英 [ʃrɪŋk] 美 [ʃrɪŋk] (1) Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?(2) The company's profit margins shrank from 32.5% to 17%.(3) We will never shrink from difficulties.(4) The economy is shrinking instead of growing.(5) The hot water shrank my pullover.(6) You can expect some shrink when the jeans are washed.(7) There has been some shrink in our export trade. 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. 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	英 [ʃrɪŋk] 美 [ʃrɪŋk]
中文释义	vi.收缩；退缩；萎缩；畏惧，害怕 vt.使收缩 n.收缩；萎缩 n.精神科医生
英语例句	(1) Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed? (2) The company's profit margins shrank from 32.5% to 17%. (3) We will never shrink from difficulties. (4) The economy is shrinking instead of growing. (5) The hot water shrank my pullover. (6) You can expect some shrink when the jeans are washed. (7) There has been some shrink in our export trade.
中文例句	(1) 这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗？ (2) 该公司的边际利润率从32.5%降到了17%。 (3) 我们在困难面前决不退缩。 (4) 经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。 (5) 我的套头毛衣遇热水后收缩了。 (6) 这种牛仔裤洗后要缩些水。 (7) 我们的出口贸易已有些萎缩。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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."
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 ；

Shrink Shrank Verb 动词 [V Shrinking Hot Water