shrink

shrink
(past shrank ; past participle shrunk 或［尤作形容词］shrunken )
  1. become or make smaller in size or amount; contract or cause to contract
    变小；减少；收缩；使收缩
    [no obj.]the workforce has shrunk to less than a thousand.
    劳动力减少到不足1,000人。
    [with obj.]the summer sun had shrunk and dried the wood.
    夏天的阳光使木头收缩、晒干。
    ■[no obj.](of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water
    （衣服，布料）缩水
    ■[as adj. shrunken](especially of a person's face or other part of the body) withered, wrinkled, or shrivelled through old age or illness
    （尤指人的脸部或其他身体部位因衰老或疾病而）萎缩；起皱纹；皱缩
    a tiny shrunken face and enormous eyes.
    一张起皱纹的小脸，大大的眼睛。
    ■[no obj.](shrink into oneself)become withdrawn
    退缩；畏缩
    ■[with obj.](shrink something on)slip a metal tyre or other fitting on to (something) while it is expanded with heat and allow it to tighten in place
    乘热膨胀时把…套上
  2. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust
    （尤指因害怕或讨厌而）回避；离开
    she shrank away from him, covering her face.
    她遮住脸回避他。
    he shrank back against the wall.
    他靠着墙，往后退。
    ■[often with negative](shrink from)be averse to or unwilling to do (something difficult or unappealing)
    不愿做（困难的或无吸引力的事）
    I don't shrink from my responsibilities.
    我不逃避责任。
noun
  1. (informal)a psychiatrist
    (非正式)精神病医生；精神病学家
    you should see a shrink.
    你应该去看精神病医生。
派生
shrinkable
adjective
shrinker
noun
shrinkingly
adverb
语源
  1. Old English scrincan, of Germanic origin; related to Swedish skrynka 'to wrinkle'
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