1. | [i][t] ~ (sth) (使)缩水,收缩,缩小,皱缩to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in this way |
My sweater shrank in the wash. 我的毛衣缩水了。 |
2. | [i][t] (使)缩小,收缩,减少to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount |
The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea. 肿瘤已缩小到豌豆大小。 | |
The market for their products is shrinking. 市场对他们产品的需求在减少。 | |
There was a movie called ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’. 有部电影名叫《亲爱的,我把孩子缩小了》。 | |
Television in a sense has shrunk the world. 从某种意义上说,电视把世界缩小了。 |
3. | [i] + adv./prep. 退缩;畏缩to move back or away from sth because you are frightened or shocked |
He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching. 听见他们朝这边来,他退到墙根。 |