shrink
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they shrink | |
| he / she / it shrinks | |
| past simple shrank | |
| past simple shrunk | |
| past participle shrunk | |
| -ing form shrinking |
- [intransitive, transitive] shrink (something)
to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in this way （使）缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩 - [intransitive, transitive]
to become or to make something smaller in size or amount （使）缩小，收缩，减少 The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea. 肿瘤已缩小到豌豆大小。 The market for their products is shrinking. 市场对他们产品的需求在减少。 - shrink something
The internet in a sense has shrunk the world. 互联网在某种意义上缩小了世界。
Extra ExamplesHouseholds have been shrinking in size but increasing in number. 家庭的规模在缩小，可家庭的数量在增加。 Their profits shrank by 4% last year. 去年他们的利润降低了 4%。 Their share of the market has shrunk from 14% to 5%. 他们的市场份额从 14% 缩小到 5%。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- significantly
- …
- by
- from
- to
- …
- shrink in size
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to move back or away from something because you are frightened or shocked 退缩；畏缩 Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2I shrank back into the shadows. 我退回到了阴暗处。 She shrank back in terror. 她恐惧地往后退。 She shrank from his touch. 她躲开了他的触摸。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a little
- visibly
- instinctively
- …
- try to
- against
- in
- into
- …
Word OriginOld English scrincan, of Germanic origin; related to Swedish skrynka ‘to wrinkle’.
Idioms
a shrinking violet
- (humorous)
a very shy person （指羞怯的人）