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shrink | BrE ʃrɪŋk, AmE ʃrɪŋk | A. intransitive verb past tense shrank past participle shrunk or shrunken ① (become smaller) «garment, fabric, forest, area» 缩小 suōxiǎo ; «resources, revenue» 减少 jiǎnshǎo ; «economy, trade» 萎缩 wěisuō ▸ to have shrunk to nothing «team, household» 已经解体 ② (recoil) 退缩 tuìsuō ▸ to shrink from sth; 从某物处缩回 ③ figurative (avoid) 回避 huíbì ▸ to shrink from sth; 回避某物 ▸ to shrink from doing …; 逃避做… ▸ he didn't shrink from the task 他没有逃避任务 B. transitive verb past tense shrank past participle shrunk 使…缩小 shǐ… suōxiǎo ‹jeans, jumper›C. noun informal 精神病医生 jīngshénbìng yīshēng PHRASAL VERB shrink back intransitive verb 退缩 tuìsuō ▸ to shrink back from sth; 从某物处缩回 ▸ to shrink back in horror 因恐惧而退缩 |