shrink

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!

那個年代人們很矮–要么就是那些軍裝在洗滌時全都縮水了！

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

One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him. 我試著和這個孩子說話時，他避開了我。

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 (不愉快或危險的事)[usu with neg]

He is decisive and won't shrink from a fight. 他很果斷，而且不會逃避戰(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)看過了精神病醫(yī)生。

6. no shrinking violet→see violet