shrink
收缩
常用释义
英音[ ʃrɪŋk ]
美音[ ʃrɪŋk ]
变形
复数:
shrinks
第三人称单数:
shrinks
现在分词:
shrinking
过去式:
shrank/shrunk
过去分词:
shrunk/shrunken
基本释义
- v. （使）缩小，减少；（通常指布料、衣服等洗后）缩水，皱缩；退缩，畏缩；畏避，回避（工作、责任等）
- n. <非正式> 精神病学家，心理学家；收缩；畏缩
考试频率
高考
考频：近六年出现1次
- v. 减少; 缩水; 皱缩
四级
考频：近五年出现8次
- v. 减少; 缩水; 皱缩
六级
考频：近五年出现9次
- v. 减少; 缩水; 皱缩
考研
考频：近六年出现3次
- v. 减少; 缩小
例句
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1·I've seen a shrink already.我已经看过了精神病医生。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·All wood tends to shrink.所有的木头都会收缩。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat.如果你放弃锻炼，肌肉就会萎缩，脂肪会增多。同样地，如果你消耗较多的体能，你就会减掉脂肪。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·Woollen fabrics shrink in the wash.毛织物一洗就缩水。
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5·How much must we allow for the shrink?要留多少缩水长度？来源: 《新英汉大辞典》
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6·This cloth will not shrink in the wash.这布不缩水。来源: 《新英汉大辞典》
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7·The economy is forecast to shrink by around 8% this year.预计今年经济将萎缩8%左右。
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8·After years of good growth, the economy will shrink this year.经过多年的良好增长，今年的经济将会萎缩。
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9·There are recent signs that the gap could be starting to shrink.最近有迹象表明，这一差距可能开始缩小。
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10·Let us act and not shrink for fear our motives be misunderstood.让我们行动起来，不要因为担心我们的动机遭到误解而退缩。
网络释义
- shrink from : 退避；在…前面畏缩
- shrink into oneself : 缩成一团；变得沉默
- shrink film : 收缩薄膜
- shrink fit : 烧嵌；热配合；冷缩配合
- shrink wrap : 收缩包裹；热缩塑料包
同义词
同根词
词根：
shrink
shrinking
adj
畏缩的；犹豫不决的
shrunken
adj
缩小的，缩拢的
shrinkage
n
收缩；减低
shrinking
v
萎缩（shrink的ing形式）；收缩；退缩
shrunken
v
收缩，缩短（shrink的过去分词）
词语辨析
recoil/cower/flinch/shrink.导航词义：退缩
recoil:v. 退缩，畏缩.指因不喜欢或害怕某物而突然向后退，常用于 recoil from sb/sth 或recoil at sth 结构中。
She recoiled in horror at the sight of a snake.
她一看见蛇就吓得往后缩。
Why did he recoil from her touch?
为什么她一碰他，他便往后缩？
We shouldn't recoil in the face of difficulty.
遇到困难我们不应该畏缩不前。
She recoiled in horror when she saw the state he was in.
看到他那个样子，她吓得直往后缩。
cower:v. 退缩，畏缩.指因害怕而蜷缩，常后接介词 against/under。
The little boy would cower under the table when there was lightning.
一有闪电，这个小男孩就蜷缩到桌子底下。
His father cowered against the wall.
他父亲蜷缩在墙根儿。
His dog was cowering in a corner.
他的狗蜷缩在角落里。
flinch:v. 退缩，畏缩.指由于疼痛、害怕或烦恼而退缩或躲开，常用于 flinch at sth 或 flinch away from sb/sth 结构中。
Separated from his mother for such a long time, the boy flinched away from her when she tried to give him a hug.
由于分开了太长时间，当妈妈想拥抱他时，小男孩退缩着躲开了。
He flinched at the sight of the dog.
他一见到那条狗就往后退。
shrink:v. 退缩，畏缩.尤指因恐惧而退缩，通常后接副词 away/back。
The thief shrank back against the wall when he heard the police approaching.
听到警察朝这边走过来，小偷退到墙根儿。
The king's anger made his ministers shrink away from him.
国王大发脾气，大臣们纷纷退避。
She shrank away from his touch.
她往后一缩避开了他的触摸。