| 释义 |
shrink¹ /ʃrɪŋk; ʃrɪŋk/v [i,t] shrank /ʃræŋk; ʃræŋk/, shrunk /ʃrʌŋk; ʃrʌŋk/, shrinking 1. to become smaller or to make something smaller （使）收缩，使缩小:◇my sweater shrank in the wash. 我的羊毛衫洗过之后缩水了。◇the economy has shrunk by 20% in the last two years. 过去两年里经济紧缩了20%。 2. shrink back/away etc to move away from someone or something because you are very frightened ［因非常害怕而］缩回，退缩，畏缩shrink from sthto avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant 避免做，不愿做:◇she never shrank from doing her duty. 做分内事她从来不退却。 |