shrink 的 3 个定义
shrank [shrangk] /ʃræŋk/ or, often, shrunk [shruhngk]; /ʃrʌŋk/; shrunk or shrunk·en [shruhng-kuhn]; /ˈʃrʌŋ kən/; shrink·ing.
- to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture: This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water.
- to become reduced in extent or scope.
shrank [shrangk] /ʃræŋk/ or, often, shrunk [shruhngk]; /ʃrʌŋk/; shrunk or shrunk·en [shruhng-kuhn]; /ˈʃrʌŋ kən/; shrink·ing.
- to cause to shrink or contract; reduce.
- Textiles. to cause to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it.
- an act or instance of shrinking.
- a shrinking movement.
- shrinkage.
- Also shrinker. Also called head shrinker. Slang. a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst.
shrink 近义词
become smaller
recoil, shy away
更多shrink例句
- Kurz called time on the coalition and in elections last September the Freedom Party saw its share of the vote shrink.
- The lever that’s now taking charge as demand recedes is the ongoing big shrink in inventory.
- The big looming shrink in pollution permits raises questions about the sustainability of the EV-maker’s bottom line.
- A shrink later told me the dream represented “safe danger,” but I never understood half of what he said, including that.
- Frasier is a radio shrink and Roz is his producer and friend.
- Her magical ability to shrink people just by staring at them is also put to great use here.
- They would go to the store with a repackaged and shrink-wrapped broken item inside a new box and return it for full value.
- I learned some things I can't unlearn: human kneecaps look like rocks; bones when burnt, shrink and twist.
- Republicans can change their brand, appeal to the electorate, shrink government, grow the economy, and save capitalism.
- The underlying economic factors that cause deficits to shrink often create circumstances that push them to shrink even faster.
- Great was the surprise of Alf at the honour and labour thus thrust upon him, but he did not shrink from it.
- Even the lawless classes of society generally shrink from blood.
- It continues to grow after birth, but later begins to shrink and nearly disappears in the adult.
- They brave dangers and risk consequences; shall we shrink from them?
- She had held herself in her heart as his promised wife for six long weeks, how could she shrink from him?