shrink

柯林斯詞典

1. V-I If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. 縮水
People were short in those days – or else those military uniforms all shrank in the wash!
那個(gè)年代人們很矮–要么就是那些軍裝在洗滌時(shí)全都縮水了！
2. V-T/V-I If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. 使縮小; 縮小
The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk. 西非那片廣袤的森林已經(jīng)縮小了。
3. V-I If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. (因害怕、震驚或厭惡) 避開(kāi)
One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him. 我試著和這個(gè)孩子說(shuō)話時(shí)，他避開(kāi)了我。
4. V-I If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous. 逃避 (不愉快或危險(xiǎn)的事)[usu with neg]
He is decisive and won't shrink from a fight. 他很果斷，而且不會(huì)逃避戰(zhàn)斗。
5. N-COUNT A shrink is a psychiatrist. 精神病醫(yī)生[非正式]
I've seen a shrink already. 我已經(jīng)看過(guò)了精神病醫(yī)生。
6. no shrinking violet→see violet

My skirt shrank in the wash .
These trousers must have shrunk - I can't do the zip up.
Have you shrunk? You look so much thinner !
People shrink as they get older .
Unfortunately, the world population of Hawaiian geese has shrunk to very small numbers .