become or make smaller in size or amount; contract or cause to contract
变小;减少;收缩;使收缩
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[no obj.]
the workforce has shrunk to less than a thousand 劳动力减少到不足1,000人
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the summer sun had shrunk and dried the wood .夏天的阳光使木头收缩、晒干。
[no obj.](of clothes or material)become smaller as a result of being immersed in water
(衣服,布料)缩水。
[as adj.
(尤指人的脸部或其他身体部位因衰老或疾病而)萎缩的;起皱纹的;皱缩的
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a tiny shrunken face and enormous eyes .一张起皱纹的小脸和一双大大的眼睛。
[no obj.](
缩作一团;变得沉默寡言。
[with obj.](
乘热膨胀时把…套上。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction] move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust
(尤指因害怕或讨厌而)回避;离开
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she shrank away from him, covering her face 她遮住脸回避他
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he shrank back against the wall .他向后退缩靠到了墙上。
[often with negative](
不愿做(困难或无吸引力的事)
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I don't shrink from my responsibilities .我不逃避责任。
〈非正式〉 精神病医生;精神病学家
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you should see a shrink .你应该去看精神病医生。[ORIGIN: from <Italic>headshrinker</Italic>.]
"Old English