to shrink
01
缩水, 收缩
(of clothes or fabric) to become smaller when washed with hot water
Intransitive
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
shrink
第三人称单数
shrinks
现在分词
shrinking
一般过去时
shrank
过去分词
shrunk
例子
Be cautious with the new sweater; it tends to shrink in hot water.
小心新毛衣;它在热水中容易缩水。
02
缩小, 减少
to decrease in size or volume
Intransitive
例子
The budget for the project had to shrink due to funding cuts.
由于资金削减，项目的预算不得不缩减。
03
退缩, 畏缩
to pull back or show hesitation due to fear, aversion, or reluctance
Intransitive
例子
She has a phobia of spiders, causing her to shrink in fear whenever she encounters one.
她对蜘蛛有恐惧症，每次遇到蜘蛛时都会因恐惧而退缩。
Shrink
01
精神科医生, 心理学家
a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
非正式
语法信息
有生性状态
人类
形态构成
复合词
可数
复数形式
shrinks
例子
He decided to see a shrink for his anxiety.
他决定因焦虑去看精神科医生。
