shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ CET4 TEM4 ( shrinking, shrank, shrunk, shrinks )

• 1. 

  V-I If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. 缩水

  例：

  People were short in those days – or else those military uniforms all shrank in the wash!

  那个年代人们很矮–要么就是那些军装在洗涤时全都缩水了！

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. 使缩小; 缩小

  例：

  The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk.

  西非那片广袤的森林已经缩小了。

• 3. 

  V-I If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. (因害怕、震惊或厌恶) 避开

  例：

  One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him.

  我试着和这个孩子说话时，他避开了我。

• 4. 

  V-I If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous. 逃避 (不愉快或危险的事) [usu with neg]

  例：

  He is decisive and won't shrink from a fight.

  他很果断，而且不会逃避战斗。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A shrink is a psychiatrist. 精神病医生 [非正式]

  例：

  I've seen a shrink already.

  我已经看过了精神病医生。

• 6. 

  no shrinking violet →see violet