音标：[ʃriŋk] ；柯林斯词典等级：2 级；

n. 收缩, 萎缩, 回避
vi. 收缩, 退缩, 萎缩, 缩小, 回避
vt. 使收缩, 使缩小

v. reduce in size; reduce physically
v. become smaller or draw together
v. decrease in size, range, or extent

词型变化：过去式 : shrank ; 过去分词 : shrunk ; 现在分词 : shrinking ; 第三人称单数 : shrinks ; 名词复数形式 : shrinks
考试类型：[高考/四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]

词性分布：

动词83%

名词17%

shrink的用法和样例：

例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)

Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗？
The company's profit margins shrank from 32.5% to 17%.该公司的边际利润率从32.5%降到了17%。
We will never shrink from difficulties.我们在困难面前决不退缩。
The economy is shrinking instead of growing.经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。

用作及物动词(vt.)

The hot water shrank my pullover.我的套头毛衣遇热水后收缩了。

用作名词(n.)

You can expect some shrink when the jeans are washed.这种牛仔裤洗后要缩些水。
There has been some shrink in our export trade.我们的出口贸易已有些萎缩。

用作名词(n.)

My aunt saw this shrink after her divorce.我阿姨在离婚后去见过这位心理医生。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

It shrunk.它变小了。
Washing wool in hot water will make it shrink.在热水中洗羊毛会使羊毛收缩。
The jeans will shrink in the wash.那些牛仔裤洗过以后会缩水。
How your gums have shrunk since your teeth were extracted.你的牙拔去之后,齿龈萎缩了不少。
The number of students of this school has shrunk.这所学校的学生人数在减少。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.在热水中洗毛线会使羊毛收缩。
Will this soap shrink woolen clothes?这种肥皂水会使毛织品缩水吗?

其他

It is so shrunk that it no longer fits me.缩水缩得穿不下了。
He is a short, shrunken old man.他是一个矮小干瘪的老头。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)

shrink by (v.+prep.)

Meat shrinks by losing some of its fat in cooking.

肉在烹煮时,会因失去一部分脂肪而缩小。

shrink from (v.+prep.)

A brave fighter never shrinks from danger in executing an assignment.

一个英勇的战士在执行任务时决不害怕危险。

He shrank from a hard task.

他害怕艰巨的任务。

shrink with (v.+prep.)

He shrunk with cold.

他冷得把身子蜷缩起来。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

shrink modestly谦虚地缩回
shrink perceptibly感觉得到地收缩
shrink shyly羞愧地缩回
shrink visibly明显地缩小
shrink aside退到一旁
shrink away退出
shrink back退缩,畏缩
shrink up缩拢

～+副词+介词

shrink back before difficulties知难而退
shrink back from the horrifying spectacle躲避恐怖的景象
shrink back from the man回避那个人
shrink out of shape缩得走了样

～+介词

shrink at the thought of想到…就畏缩不前
shrink from退避,在…前面畏缩
shrink from dangers遇危险退缩
shrink from meeting strangers怕见生人
shrink from responsibility逃避责任
shrink in the wash(棉织品)洗时要缩水
shrink into oneself缩做一团
shrink into a corner缩进角落
shrink to skeleton size减少到最低程度
shrink with cold冷得缩成一团
shrink with fear吓得退缩
shrink with water缩水

经典引文

'Vat seems to be the problem?' the shrink was saying.
出自：A. F. Loewenstein
Our western gable, where the boards had shrunk and separated.
出自：R. L. Stevenson
Her cotton frock..had shrunk in the wash.
出自：E. Bowen
The shadows of these trees had shrunk..contracting close about the trunks.
出自：F. Norris

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