shrink

释义

v.收缩; 畏缩n.心理学家

大小写变形: Shrink SHRINK

词态变化

复数 :   shrinks ; 第三人称单数 :   shrinks ; 过去式 :   shrank ;   shrunk ; 过去分词 :   shrunk ;   shrunken ; 现在分词 :   shrinking ;

实用场景例句

The cold wash caused my favorite sweaters to shrink.

冷水洗涤导致我最喜欢的毛衣缩水了。

金山词霸

The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk considerably.

西非辽阔的森林已明显缩小。

金山词霸

Hungary's desire to shrink the extent of its state-regulated zones may require moderation.

匈牙利希望缩小其国家监管区域范围的愿望或许需要节制。

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The timid boy shrinks away as I attempt to start a conversation.

这个胆小的男孩在我尝试开始交谈时退缩了。

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Siegfried recoiled in fear, shrinking back toward the wall.

西格弗里德因恐惧而退缩，畏缩着退向墙边。

金山词霸

Reluctance to employ justified force would shrink our credibility...

不愿使用正当武力会削弱我们的可信度...

金山词霸

They refused to shrink in the face of danger.

他们在危险面前拒绝退缩。

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I've already seen a shrink for consultation.

我已经找过心理医生咨询了。

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The puddle had shrunk to the size of a coin.

水坑已缩小到硬币大小。

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The demand for their services is shrinking.

对他们服务的需求在减少。

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There was a book titled 'Honey I shrink the clothes!'.

有本书名叫《宝贝儿，我把衣服缩水了！》。

金山词霸

Technology in a way has shrunk distances between people.

从某种角度来看科技拉近了人与人之间的距离。

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He shrank into the shadows when he noticed the figure moving toward him.

他一注意到有人影向他移动，就缩进了阴影里。

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We assured them that we would not shrink from challenges.

我们向他们保证，我们不会畏惧挑战。

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They did not shrink from facing the challenges ahead.

他们面对前方的挑战毫不退缩。

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真题例句

Since industrialization, maintaining such a slow cultural metabolism has been much harder, with the long midday meal shrinking to whatever could be stuffed into a lunch bucket or bought at a food stand.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Its purpose is to build and maintain bone and muscle mass, both of which shrink with age.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

com, predicts that the recession will shrink America's economy by

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Yet there are recent signs that the gap could be starting to shrink.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

But now these segments are looking at slower growth curves – or shrinking markets in some cases – as consumers are not as eager to spend money on new gadgets.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

They have stagnant (萧条的) or shrinking markets for goods and services.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

What is said to be the consequence of a shrinking population

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

But at a time when the American factory seems to be a shrinking presence, and when good manufacturing jobs have vanished, perhaps never to return, there is something deeply troubling about this dilution of American craftsmanship.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Manufacturing's shrinking presence undoubtedly helps explain the decline in craftsmanship, if only because many of the nation's assembly line workers were skilled in craft work, if not on the job then in their spare time

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

But over the next few decades labour forces in rich countries are set to shrink so much that inflows of immigrants would have to increase enormously to compensate: to at least twice their current size in western Europe's most youthful countries, and three times in the older ones.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

It's a product he believes could help solve future global food crises resulting from shrinking amounts of land available for growing meat the old-fashioned way.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

During months without water under a harsh sun, they wither, shrink and contract until they look like a pile of dead gray leaves.

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

If the economy starts to shrink again, Baily says, it would make a strong case for a second stimulus—something the Obama administration hopes will not be necessary.

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

Indeed official figures suggest the country has shrunk by 5% since 1993 and people in Russia live a shorter life now than those in 1961.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

The death of Russians may result in a shrinking population, which would damage its economic future.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 题设

The Jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

英英释义

Noun

1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry

Verb

1. wither, especially with a loss of moisture;

"The fruit dried and shriveled"

2. draw back, as with fear or pain;

"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

3. reduce in size; reduce physically;

"Hot water will shrink the sweater"

"Can you shrink this image?"

4. become smaller or draw together;

"The fabric shrank"

"The balloon shrank"

5. decrease in size, range, or extent;

"His earnings shrank"

"My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"