shrink
- KK[ʃrɪŋk]
- DJ[ʃriŋk]
美式
- 收縮，縮短，皺縮；退縮，畏怯
- 使收縮，使皺縮；使縮小，使變瘦
- 收縮[C][U]；畏縮[C][U]
動詞變化：shrank / shrunk / shrunk / shrunken / shrinking
名詞複數：shrinks
- 釋義
- 同反義
不及物動詞
- 1. 收縮，縮短，皺縮 This dress material shrinks in the wash. 這種衣料一洗要縮水。
- 2. 退縮，畏怯 The boy shrank into a corner when the bully threatened to beat him. 惡棍威脅說要揍那男孩，男孩便退縮到一個角落裡。
- 3. 變小，變少，變瘦 When his influence began to shrink, his wealth also decreased. 當他的影響縮小時，他的財富也減少了。
- 4. 迴避，退避[（+from）] She shrinks from meeting strangers. 她怕見生人。
及物動詞
- 1. 使收縮，使皺縮 Hot water shrinks wool. 熱水會使羊毛皺縮。
- 2. 使縮小，使變瘦 Shortage of hands has shrunk our plant's yearly output. 人手不足已使我們廠的年產量減少。
名詞
- 1. 收縮[C][U]
- 2. 畏縮[C][U]
- 3. 【美】【俚】精神科醫師[C]
