shrink
翻译
收缩, 缩小, 退缩
例句
My jumper shrank in the wash.
我的套头衫在洗涤时缩水了。
The market is shrinking.
市场正在萎缩。
He shrank away from the dog.
他被狗吓得退缩了。
语法模式
((sth.)) 收缩 The sweater shrank in the wash.
((sb.)) ((from sth.)) 因(某事)而退缩 She shrank from the sight of the spider.
近义词
同义词: contract, decrease, diminish; 反义词: expand, grow, stretch
词源
源自古英语 'scrincan',意为“收回四肢,收缩,枯萎”。
记忆技巧
它与 'drink'(喝)押韵。想象你 'drink'(喝)了一种让你 'shrink'(收缩)的药水。