shrink
英 /ʃrɪŋk/ 美 /ʃrɪŋk/
- v. 缩小；缩水；减少To become smaller, or make something smaller.
- v. 退缩；畏缩To move back or avoid something through fear or discomfort.
My wool jumper shrank after I washed it badly.
我的羊毛套头衫因洗涤不当而缩水了。
As rural populations shrink, maintaining affordable public transport becomes increasingly difficult for local authorities with limited budgets.
随着农村人口减少，预算有限的地方政府越来越难以维持价格合理的公共交通服务。
搭配
shrink in size 体积缩小a shrinking population 不断减少的人口shrink from responsibility 逃避责任
辨析提示
过去式shrank，过去分词shrunk；shrink from指退缩。
词族
shrinkage (n.)、shrunken (adj.)
相关词
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- reasonably 相当；还算
- stack 整齐的一堆
- rip 撕裂；扯破
- vary 有差异；变化
- blur 使模糊；变模糊
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