shrink

🇺🇸 /ʃrɪŋk/ 🇬🇧 /ʃrɪŋk/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
verb
C1

to get smaller, especially when washed in hot water; to make clothes smaller this way

My sweater will shrink if you wash it in hot water.

如果你用熱水洗我的毛衣,它會縮水。

C1

to become smaller in size or amount, or to make something smaller

The new technology will shrink the time needed for this task.

新技術將縮短完成這項任務所需的時間。

R

to move away from something because you are scared or surprised

He will shrink back in fear when he sees the large dog.

當他看到那隻大狗時,他會因恐懼而後退。

noun
R

a doctor who helps with mental health problems

She talks to her shrink about her worries.

她向她的心理醫生傾訴她的煩惱。

translation

v. 縮水, 縮小, 退縮
n. 心理醫生

詞形變化

3rd Present shrinks
Past shrank,shrunk
Perfect shrunk,shrunken
Progressive shrinking
Plural shrinks