shrink/ʃrɪŋk/ (shrank 或 shrunk, shrunk)

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1. 收缩，皱缩；变小；减少

• The dress shrank after I washed it. 我洗过之后，这条连衣裙缩小了。

• The number of staff shrank in the depression. 经济萧条时期雇员减小了。

2. 退缩；畏缩

• She shrank back in the corner with terror. 由于恐惧她躲到了墙角。

vt 使收缩；使皱缩；使缩小

• Hot water shrinks cotton. 热水会使纯棉皱缩。

• The government decided to shrink the supply. 政府决定压缩供应。

词组shrink from 回避；不愿

• He always shrinks from his duty. 他总是回避责任。

• The child tried to shrink from meeting his teacher. 孩子不愿意见老师。

shrink into oneself 缩成一团；变得沉默寡言