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shrink v.收缩，皱缩 shrink (v.) Old English scrincan "to draw in the limbs, contract, shrivel up; wither, pine away" (class III strong verb; past tense scranc, past participle scruncen), from Proto-Germanic *skrink- (cognates: Middle Dutch schrinken), probably from PIE root *(s)ker- (3) "to turn, bend" (see ring (n.1)).Originally with causal shrench (compare drink/drench). Sense of "become reduced in size" recorded from late 13c. The meaning "draw back, recoil" (early 14c.) perhaps was suggested by the behavior of snails. Transitive sense, "cause to shrink" is from late 14c. Shrink-wrap is attested from 1961 (shrinking-wrap from 1959). Shrinking violet "shy person" attested from 1882.shrink (n.) "an act of shrinking," 1580s, from shrink (v.). Slang meaning "psychiatrist," (1966) is from head-shrinker. 【记】音：湿润 + ink 纸被墨水弄湿会皱

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[ʃriŋk] 【英】 v.收缩，退缩(to become smaller or more compacted)【例】 Flannel shrinks in the wash. shrink from responsibility(逃避 责任) v. (因受热、潮湿或寒冷而)收缩; (因遇到使人惊恐的某物)退缩 = recoil【参】shrivel(v 通过干燥使枯萎和起皱)

单词	shrink
音标	[ʃriŋk]
解释	v.收缩，皱缩
红宝书	【英】 v.收缩，退缩(to become smaller or more compacted) 【例】 Flannel shrinks in the wash. shrink from responsibility(逃避责任)
字源	shrink (v.) Old English scrincan "to draw in the limbs, contract, shrivel up; wither, pine away" (class III strong verb; past tense scranc, past participle scruncen), from Proto-Germanic skrink- (cognates: Middle Dutch schrinken), probably from PIE root (s)ker- (3) "to turn, bend" (see ring (n.1)). Originally with causal shrench (compare drink/drench). Sense of "become reduced in size" recorded from late 13c. The meaning "draw back, recoil" (early 14c.) perhaps was suggested by the behavior of snails. Transitive sense, "cause to shrink" is from late 14c. Shrink-wrap is attested from 1961 (shrinking-wrap from 1959). Shrinking violet "shy person" attested from 1882. shrink (n.) "an act of shrinking," 1580s, from shrink (v.). Slang meaning "psychiatrist," (1966) is from head-shrinker.
不择手段背单词	v. (因受热、潮湿或寒冷而)收缩; (因遇到使人惊恐的某物)退缩 = recoil 【参】shrivel(v 通过干燥使枯萎和起皱)
趣味全助记	【记】音：湿润 + ink 纸被墨水弄湿会皱

Shrink Past Late Meaning Attested ʃriŋk V.收缩，皱缩 英

Shrink Past Late Meaning Attested ʃriŋk V.收缩，皱缩英