1 [I,T] to become smaller or make sth smaller (使)收缩,变小:
My T-shirt shrank in the wash.我的T恤衫洗后缩水了。Television has shrunk the world.电视把世界缩小了。The rate of inflation has shrunk to 4%.通胀率已降至4%。
2 [I] to move back because you are frightened or shocked (因惊吓)退缩:
We shrank back against the wall when the dog appeared.我们一看到那只狗便吓得缩到墙边。
shrink from sth/doing sth to not want to do sth because you find it unpleasant 退缩;回避
shrink1/ʃrIŋk; ʃrIŋk/v past tense shrank /ʃræŋk; ʃræŋk/past participle shrunk /ʃrʌŋk; ʃrʌŋk/1 [I,T] if something shrinks, or if you shrink it, it becomes smaller(使)收缩﹐(使)缩小: Families have been shrinking since the 1970s. 自 20 世纪 70 年代起﹐家庭规模开始缩小了。shrink (sth) to sth Global warming has shrunk the ice cap to 13 km. 全球变暖使冰冠缩小至 13 千米。2 [I] to move away because you are afraid〔因害怕而〕退缩﹐畏缩: +back/away from She shrank back in fright. 她害怕得向后退。shrink from sthphr v to avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant 避免做﹐不愿做〔困难或讨厌的事〕: shrink from doing sth She never shrank from doing her duty. 她从不回避自己的责任。
shrink2n [C] informal humorous a PSYCHOANALYST or PSYCHIATRIST 【非正式﹐幽默】精神分析学家﹔精神科医生
shrinkshrinkshrinksshrankshrinkingshrunkverb (shrinks, shrinking, shrankor shrunk/, has shrunk)to become smaller or to make something smaller: My jeans shrank when I washed them.