shrink

shrink

英[ʃrɪŋk]美[ʃrɪŋk]

v.收缩，畏缩；

n.心理学家；

复数：shrinks;

第三人称单数：shrinks;

过去式：shrank; shrunk;

过去分词：shrunk; shrunken;

现在分词：shrinking;

例句

Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.在热水中洗毛织品会使其缩水。

Those piercing eyes quizzing him made Fred shrink.杨辉见到大胡子王老师两眼炯炯地望著他,有点害怕.

Universes might expand, then shrink back to a point, then expand again.宇宙可能会膨胀, 然后再收缩至某一点, 然后再度膨胀.

Nor does he shrink from enumerating the king's other faults.作者在书中还列举了国王其它的一些错失.

In Alaska, they hae caused female polar bears'ovaries to shrink.在阿拉斯加, 它们导致北极熊卵巢萎缩.

Our goal is to shrink the profit pool and take the biggest slice, says Mr Rollins.“我们的目标是改变“利润池(profitpool)”,获取其中的*大份额, ”罗林斯先生说.

The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care.快乐之声总能回声阵阵,忧虑之音*终销声匿迹.

Alistair saw Henry shrink, as if the words had touched a nerve.阿利斯泰尔看到亨利向后缩了一下，好像那些话触到了他的痛处。

Will this soap shrink woolen clothes?这种肥皂会使毛织品缩水 吗 ?

The UV - curable inks film flexility UV ink and paint can easily shrink the curing process.UV固化墨膜的柔韧性UV油墨和涂料很容易在固化历程洋关上.

英语六级真题

Yet there are recent signs that the gap could be starting to shrink.

But now these segments are looking at slower growth curves – or shrinking markets in some cases – as consumers are not as eager to spend money on new gadgets.

They have stagnant (萧条的) or shrinking markets for goods and services.

What is said to be the consequence of a shrinking population

But at a time when the American factory seems to be a shrinking presence, and when good manufacturing jobs have vanished, perhaps never to return, there is something deeply troubling about this dilution of American craftsmanship.

Manufacturing's shrinking presence undoubtedly helps explain the decline in craftsmanship, if only because many of the nation's assembly line workers were skilled in craft work, if not on the job then in their spare time

But over the next few decades labour forces in rich countries are set to shrink so much that inflows of immigrants would have to increase enormously to compensate: to at least twice their current size in western Europe's most youthful countries, and three times in the older ones.

It's a product he believes could help solve future global food crises resulting from shrinking amounts of land available for growing meat the old-fashioned way.

During months without water under a harsh sun, they wither, shrink and contract until they look like a pile of dead gray leaves.

If the economy starts to shrink again, Baily says, it would make a strong case for a second stimulus—something the Obama administration hopes will not be necessary.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

(通常指布料、衣服等洗后)缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩

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

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V-ERG

(使)缩小;(使)收缩;(使)减少

If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller.

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VERB

(因害怕、震惊或厌恶)退缩，畏缩，避开

If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them.

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VERB

畏避，回避(工作、责任等)

If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous.

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N-COUNT

精神病学家;心理学家

A shrink is a psychiatrist.

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英汉词典释义

vt. & vi.

收缩; （使）缩水, 收缩, 缩小, 皱缩

退缩；畏缩

n.

精神病学家；心理学家

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry

Verb

1. wither, especially with a loss of moisture;

2. draw back, as with fear or pain;

3. reduce in size; reduce physically;

4. become smaller or draw together;

5. decrease in size, range, or extent;