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shrink ☞shrinkv. [ʃrɪŋk] (shrinks; shrank/shrunk, shrunk/shrunken; shrinking)
双解释义 1. vi. & vt.收缩 become less, smaller2. vi.退缩 move back; show unwillingness to do sth 基本要点 1. shrink的基本意思是“收缩”“使…缩小”，指由于外部因素而引起的身体本能地抽回或蜷缩，也可指食物等因失去重量、水分等而萎缩，引申还可表示“退缩”，指因遇到困难而很不情愿地后退。2. shrink可用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时，接名词或代词作宾语。3. shrink的过去分词可用如形容词，在句中用作表语或定语。词汇搭配 ～+副词 ～ modestly 谦虚地缩回 ～ perceptibly 感觉得到地收缩 ～ shyly 羞愧地缩回 ～ visibly 明显地缩小 ～ aside 退到一旁 ～ away 退出 ～ back 退缩，畏缩 ～ up 缩拢～+副词+介词 ～ back before difficulties 知难而退 ～ back from the horrifying spectacle 躲避恐怖的景象 ～ back from the man 回避那个人 ～ out of shape 缩得走了样～+介词 ～ at the thought of 想到…就畏缩不前 ～ from 退避，在…前面畏缩 ～ from dangers 遇危险退缩 ～ from meeting strangers 怕见生人 ～ from responsibility 逃避责任 ～ in the wash （棉织品）洗时要缩水 ～ into oneself 缩做一团 ～ into a corner 缩进角落 ～ to skeleton size 减少到最低程度 ～ with cold 冷得缩成一团 ～ with fear 吓得退缩 ～ with water 缩水句型例句 用作不及物动词 ▲ S+～(+A) It shrunk. 它变小了。 Washing wool in hot water will make it shrink. 在热水中洗羊毛会使羊毛收缩。 The jeans will shrink in the wash. 那些牛仔裤洗过以后会缩水。 How your gums have shrunk since your teeth were extracted. 你的牙拔去之后，齿龈萎缩了不少。 The number of students of this school has shrunk. 这所学校的学生人数在减少。用作及物动词 ▲ S+～+n./pron. Washing wool in hot water will shrink it. 在热水中洗毛线会使羊毛收缩。 Will this soap shrink woolen clothes? 这种肥皂水会使毛织品缩水吗?其他 It is so shrunk that it no longer fits me. 缩水缩得穿不下了。 He is a short, shrunken old man. 他是一个矮小干瘪的老头。常用短语 ♣ shrink by (v.+prep.) 因…收缩 become less or smaller because of▲ shrink by sth/v-ing Meat shrinks by losing some of its fat in cooking. 肉在烹煮时，会因失去一部分脂肪而缩小。 ♣ shrink from (v.+prep.) 因害怕而避开 avoid (sth or doing sth) because of fear▲ shrink from sth A brave fighter never shrinks from danger in executing an assignment. 一个英勇的战士在执行任务时决不害怕危险。 He shrank from a hard task. 他害怕艰巨的任务。 ♣ shrink with (v.+prep.) 因…收缩 become less or smaller because of sth▲ shrink with sth He shrunk with cold. 他冷得把身子蜷缩起来。词语辨异 ♣ shrink, compress, condense, contract 参见condense条。 学习参考 shrink 的过去式是shrank或shrunk，过去分词是shrunk或shrunken, shrunk可用作定语或表语， shrunken则只能用作定语。补充资料 ［同义词］ compress, contract ［反义词］ expand, swell ［词源］中古英语schrynken（起皱纹） |