shrink

汉语翻译

n. 收缩, 萎缩, 回避
vi. 收缩, 退缩, 萎缩, 缩小, 回避
vt. 使收缩, 使缩小
【机】 收缩
相关词组:
shrink on
shrink into oneself

词型变化：

名词:shrinker 形容词:shrinkable 动词过去式:shrank,shrunk 过去分词:shrunk,shrunken 现在分词:shrinking 第三人称单数:shrinks 

词意辨析：

condense, compress, contract, shrink

这些动词均含“收缩，压缩”之意。
condense: 指将东西压缩得更紧密、紧凑，但不失去原有的内容。
compress: 指把乱而不成形的东西压成一定形状。
contract: 主要指以内、外部力量进行紧缩，也可用作引申。
shrink: 侧重指因收缩而达不到原有的长度、体积或容积。

英语解释：

名词 shrink:

1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry
   同义词：psychiatrist, head-shrinker

动词 shrink:

1. wither, as with a loss of moisture
   同义词：shrivel, shrivel up, wither
2. draw back, as with fear or pain
   同义词：flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, wince, recoil, quail
3. reduce in size; reduce physically
   同义词：reduce
4. become smaller or draw together
   同义词：contract
5. decrease in size, range, or extent
   同义词：shrivel

例句：

1. The economy is shrinking instead of growing.
   经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。
2. Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?
   这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗？
3. He had a tendency to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him.
   当别人注意他时，他就会退缩一旁。