跟我背CET4核心词汇:shrink

　　shrink

　　vi. vt. 收缩 become less, smaller

　　vi. 退缩 move back; show unwillingness to do sth

　　同义词

　　n. head-shrinker，psychiatrist

　　v. contract，cringe，reduce，shrivel

　　反义词

　　v. expand，spread out，stretch

　　词汇辨析

　　condense，compress，contract，shrink

　　这些动词均含 收缩，压缩 之意。

　　condense 指将东西压缩得更紧密、紧凑，但不失去原有的内容。

　　compress 指把乱而不成形的东西压成一定形状。

　　contract 主要指以内、外部力量进行紧缩，也可用作引申。

　　shrink 侧重指因收缩而达不到原有的长度、体积或容积。

　　参考例句

　　1. Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.

　　在热水中洗毛线会使毛线收缩。

　　2. If the current trends continue, by 2020, the population of Singapore may start to shrink.

　　如果目前的趋势继续下去，到2020年，新加坡人口可能会开始萎缩。

　　3. Status of pasture degeneration, desertification, lake area shrink back were stated around Qinghai Lake. Suggestions of improvement Qinghai lake ecology were offered.

　　阐述了青海湖环湖区草原退化、沙化，湖面退缩的严重状况，提出改善青海湖生态的建议。

　　双语释义

　　1.V-I If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. 缩水

　　例：People were short in those days or else those military uniforms all shrank in the wash!

　　那个年代人们很矮 要么就是那些军装在洗涤时全都缩水了!

　　2.V-T/V-I If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. 使缩小; 缩小

　　例：The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk.

　　西非那片广袤的森林已经缩小了。

　　3.V-I If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. 避开

　　例：One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him.

　　我试着和这个孩子说话时，他避开了我。

　　4.V-I If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous. 逃避

　　例：He is decisive and wont shrink from a fight.

　　他很果断，而且不会逃避战斗。

　　5.N-COUNT A shrink is a psychiatrist. 精神病医生

　　例：Ive seen a shrink already.

　　我已经看过了精神病医生。

　　6.no shrinking violet see violet

　　常见用法

　　用作不及物动词

　　Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?

　　这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗?

　　The companys profit margins shrank from 32.5% to 17%.

　　该公司的边际利润率从32.

　　We will never shrink from difficulties.

　　我们在困难面前决不退缩。

　　The economy is shrinking instead of growing.

　　经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。

　　用作及物动词

　　The hot water shrank my pullover.

　　我的套头毛衣遇热水后收缩了。

　　用作名词

　　You can expect some shrink when the jeans are washed.

　　这种牛仔裤洗后要缩些水。

　　There has been some shrink in our export trade.

　　我们的出口贸易已有些萎缩。

　　My aunt saw this shrink after her divorce.

　　我阿姨在离婚后去见过这位心理医生。