用作不及物动词(vi.)

Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗？

The company's profit margins shrank from 32.5% to 17%.该公司的边际利润率从32.5%降到了17%。

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(vt.)

The hot water shrank my pullover.我的套头毛衣遇热水后收缩了。

用作名词(n.)

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。

用作名词(n.)

My aunt saw this shrink after her divorce.我阿姨在离婚后去见过这位心理医生。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

It shrunk.
它变小了。

Washing wool in hot water will make it shrink.
在热水中洗羊毛会使羊毛收缩。

The jeans will shrink in the wash.
那些牛仔裤洗过以后会缩水。

How your gums have shrunk since your teeth were extracted.
你的牙拔去之后,齿龈萎缩了不少。

The number of students of this school has shrunk.
这所学校的学生人数在减少。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.
在热水中洗毛线会使羊毛收缩。

Will this soap shrink woolen clothes?
这种肥皂水会使毛织品缩水吗?

其他

It is so shrunk that it no longer fits me.
缩水缩得穿不下了。

He is a short, shrunken old man.
他是一个矮小干瘪的老头。

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

shrink modestly谦虚地缩回

shrink perceptibly感觉得到地收缩

shrink shyly羞愧地缩回

shrink visibly明显地缩小

shrink aside退到一旁

shrink away退出

shrink back退缩,畏缩

shrink up缩拢

～+副词+介词

shrink back before difficulties知难而退

shrink back from the horrifying spectacle躲避恐怖的景象

shrink back from the man回避那个人

shrink out of shape缩得走了样

～+介词

shrink at the thought of想到…就畏缩不前

shrink from退避,在…前面畏缩

shrink from dangers遇危险退缩

shrink from meeting strangers怕见生人

shrink from responsibipty逃避责任

shrink in the wash(棉织品)洗时要缩水

shrink into oneself缩做一团

shrink into a corner缩进角落

shrink to skeleton size减少到最低程度

shrink with cold冷得缩成一团

shrink with fear吓得退缩

shrink with water缩水

v.(动词)

shrink的基本意思是“收缩”“使…缩小”,指由于外部因素而引起的身体本能地抽回或蜷缩,也可指食物等因失去重量、水分等而萎缩,引申还可表示“退缩”,指因遇到困难而很不情愿地后退。

shrink可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。

shrink的过去分词可用如形容词,在句中用作表语或定语。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗？

The company's profit margins shrank from 32.5% to 17%.该公司的边际利润率从32.5%降到了17%。

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(vt.)

The hot water shrank my pullover.我的套头毛衣遇热水后收缩了。

用作名词(n.)

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。

用作名词(n.)

My aunt saw this shrink after her divorce.我阿姨在离婚后去见过这位心理医生。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

It shrunk.
它变小了。

Washing wool in hot water will make it shrink.
在热水中洗羊毛会使羊毛收缩。

The jeans will shrink in the wash.
那些牛仔裤洗过以后会缩水。

How your gums have shrunk since your teeth were extracted.
你的牙拔去之后,齿龈萎缩了不少。

The number of students of this school has shrunk.
这所学校的学生人数在减少。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.
在热水中洗毛线会使羊毛收缩。

Will this soap shrink woolen clothes?
这种肥皂水会使毛织品缩水吗?

其他

It is so shrunk that it no longer fits me.
缩水缩得穿不下了。

He is a short, shrunken old man.
他是一个矮小干瘪的老头。

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

shrink modestly谦虚地缩回

shrink perceptibly感觉得到地收缩

shrink shyly羞愧地缩回

shrink visibly明显地缩小

shrink aside退到一旁

shrink away退出

shrink back退缩,畏缩

shrink up缩拢

～+副词+介词

shrink back before difficulties知难而退

shrink back from the horrifying spectacle躲避恐怖的景象

shrink back from the man回避那个人

shrink out of shape缩得走了样

～+介词

shrink at the thought of想到…就畏缩不前

shrink from退避,在…前面畏缩

shrink from dangers遇危险退缩

shrink from meeting strangers怕见生人

shrink from responsibipty逃避责任

shrink in the wash(棉织品)洗时要缩水

shrink into oneself缩做一团

shrink into a corner缩进角落

shrink to skeleton size减少到最低程度

shrink with cold冷得缩成一团

shrink with fear吓得退缩

shrink with water缩水

【近义词】

• compress
• contract

【反义词】

• expand
• swell