搜尋結果
shrink
- IPA[ʃrɪŋk]
英式
- become or make smaller in size or amount;(of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water
- a psychiatrist
verb: shrink, 3rd person present: shrinks, gerund or present participle: shrinking, past tense: shrank, past participle: shrunk
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. become or make smaller in size or amount the workforce shrank to a thousand the sun had shrunk and dried the wood 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water she wore a sweater which had shrunk slightly
- ▪ fit something tightly on or on to another object by expanding it with heat and then cooling it rapidly after positioning the metal is unsuitable for shrinking on to wooden staves
- 2. move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust she shrank away from him, covering her face he shrank back against the wall 同義詞
- ▪ be averse to or unwilling to do (something difficult or unappealing) I don't shrink from my responsibilities 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ become withdrawn.
名詞
- 1. informal a psychiatrist you should see a shrink