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shrinks

英 [ʃrɪŋks]

美 [ʃrɪŋks]

v.  (使)缩水,收缩,缩小,皱缩; (使)缩小,减少; 退缩; 畏缩
n.  精神病学家; 心理学家
shrink的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

  • VERB (通常指布料、衣服等洗后)缩水,收缩,缩小,皱缩
    If cloth or clothingshrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed.
    1. All my jumpers have shrunk.
      我所有的套头毛衣都缩水了。
  • V-ERG (使)缩小;(使)收缩;(使)减少
    If somethingshrinksor something elseshrinksit, it becomes smaller.
    1. The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk...
      西非的大片森林面积已缩小了。
    2. Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector.
      匈牙利可能不得不降低其缩小国家军事管制区的期望。
  • VERB (因害怕、震惊或厌恶)退缩,畏缩,避开
    If youshrink away fromsomeone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them.
    1. One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him...
      当我试图和一个孩子说话时,他避开了我。
    2. Siegfried cringed and shrank against the wall...
      西格弗里德畏缩了,退避到墙根。
    3. She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.
      她不由得倒抽了口冷气,往后退了退。
  • VERB 畏避,回避(工作、责任等)
    If you do notshrink froma task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous.
    1. We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible...
      我们要想保持诚信可靠,就绝不能避忌武力的合法使用。
    2. They didn't shrink from danger.
      他们在危险面前没有退缩。
  • N-COUNT 精神病学家;心理学家
    Ashrinkis a psychiatrist.
    1. I've seen a shrink already.
      我已经看过心理专家了。
  • no shrinking violet→ see:violet

双语例句

  • See, this is why I don't waste money on shrinks.
    看,这就是为什么我不用浪费钱去看心理医生。
  • Most significantly of all, it shrinks the volume of the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus.
    最为的是,它缩小了前额叶皮质和海马体的体积。
  • Brain size shrinks in late adulthood, which can cause memory problems.
    大脑尺寸在成年人晚期缩小,这可能导致记忆力问题。
  • Control shrinks to its default size.
    控件将缩小到其默认大小。
  • When it comes to the point, she always shrinks back.
    每逢到了紧要关头,她总是临阵退缩。
  • Second, DB2 compression shrinks the remaining XML and relational data by a factor of3.
    第二,DB2压缩将剩余的XML和关系数据缩小了3倍。
  • Control or section shrinks vertically when printed to eliminate blank lines?
    在设置为去除空白行打印时,控件或节是否可以垂直回缩?
  • This cloth shrinks in the wash.
    这种布一洗就抽。
  • A snail shrinks back at a touch.
    蜗牛一碰就缩回去了。
  • Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
    生活的充实和贫乏与勇气的大小成正比。