首页英语词典shrinkshrink的意思

shrink

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近义词dwindle shrivel contract wither deflate become compress

反义词

n. n.收缩；畏缩；精神病学家
vt. 使缩小，使收缩
vi. .收缩；畏缩

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词态变化

复数: shrinks;第三人称单数: shrinks;过去式: shrank; shrunk;过去分词: shrunk; shrunken;现在分词: shrinking;

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1. shrivel 和 shrink 它们音近形近义近，并且它们似乎都来源于北欧语中音近形近义近的单词，因此它们很可能具有同源性，或者具有近亲关系。
2. 根据音近义通的一般原理和单词的词源信息而得出的猜测。
3. s- "intensive prefix" + *crink (from crinkle, crinkle => *crink, cringe => *crink) => *scrink => shrink. (probably from PIE root *ker-/*sker- "turn, bend").

分析：shr——“输入、吸入”的拼音首字母；ink——墨水。
记忆：输入瓶子里的墨水在逐渐减少。钢笔吸入墨水后，墨水瓶里的墨水收缩、减少了。

中文词源

shrink 收缩，缩小，缩水

来自古英语 scrincan,收缩，枯萎，凋谢，来自 Proto-Germanic*skrink,收缩，来自 PIE*sker, 弯，转，词源同 ring,curve,scrimp.引申词义缩小，缩水等。

英英释意

1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry

英文词源

shrink (v.): Old English scrincan "to draw in the limbs, contract, shrivel up; wither, pine away" (class III strong verb; past tense scranc, past participle scruncen), from Proto-Germanic *skrink- (cognates: Middle Dutch schrinken), probably from PIE root *(s)ker- (3) "to turn, bend" (see ring (n.1)).

Originally with causal shrench (compare drink/drench). Sense of "become reduced in size" recorded from late 13c. The meaning "draw back, recoil" (early 14c.) perhaps was suggested by the behavior of snails. Transitive sense, "cause to shrink" is from late 14c. Shrink-wrap is attested from 1961 (shrinking-wrap from 1959). Shrinking violet "shy person" attested from 1882.
shrink (n.): "an act of shrinking," 1580s, from shrink (v.). Slang meaning "psychiatrist," (1966) is from head-shrinker.

同义词辨析

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。

考试真题

Since industrialization, maintaining such a slow cultural metabolism has been much harder, with the long midday meal shrinking to whatever could be stuffed into a lunch bucket or bought at a food stand.

Its purpose is to build and maintain bone and muscle mass, both of which shrink with age.

com, predicts that the recession will shrink America's economy by

Yet there are recent signs that the gap could be starting to shrink.

But now these segments are looking at slower growth curves – or shrinking markets in some cases – as consumers are not as eager to spend money on new gadgets.

They have stagnant (萧条的) or shrinking markets for goods and services.

What is said to be the consequence of a shrinking population

But at a time when the American factory seems to be a shrinking presence, and when good manufacturing jobs have vanished, perhaps never to return, there is something deeply troubling about this dilution of American craftsmanship.

Manufacturing's shrinking presence undoubtedly helps explain the decline in craftsmanship, if only because many of the nation's assembly line workers were skilled in craft work, if not on the job then in their spare time

But over the next few decades labour forces in rich countries are set to shrink so much that inflows of immigrants would have to increase enormously to compensate: to at least twice their current size in western Europe's most youthful countries, and three times in the older ones.

It's a product he believes could help solve future global food crises resulting from shrinking amounts of land available for growing meat the old-fashioned way.

During months without water under a harsh sun, they wither, shrink and contract until they look like a pile of dead gray leaves.

If the economy starts to shrink again, Baily says, it would make a strong case for a second stimulus—something the Obama administration hopes will not be necessary.

Indeed official figures suggest the country has shrunk by 5% since 1993 and people in Russia live a shorter life now than those in 1961.

The death of Russians may result in a shrinking population, which would damage its economic future.

The Jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.

实用场景例句

My sweater shrank in the wash.: 我的毛衣缩水了。

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《宝贝儿，我把孩子们缩小了！》。

Television in a sense has shrunk the world.: 从某种意义上说电视把世界缩小了。

He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching.: 听见他们朝这边来，他退到墙根。

We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation.: 我们向他们清楚地表明，我们不会畏避交锋。

They did not shrink from doing what was right.: 只要做得对，他们就无所畏惧。

All my jumpers have shrunk.: 我所有的套头毛衣都缩水了。

The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk...: 西非的大片森林面积已缩小了。

Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector.: 匈牙利可能不得不降低其缩小国家军事管制区的期望。

One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him...: 当我试图和一个孩子说话时，他避开了我。

Siegfried cringed and shrank against the wall...: 西格弗里德畏缩了，退避到墙根。

We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible...: 我们要想保持诚信可靠，就绝不能避忌武力的合法使用。

They didn't shrink from danger.: 他们在危险面前没有退缩。

I've seen a shrink already.: 我已经看过心理专家了。

Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.: 在热水中洗毛织品会使其缩水.

You can shrink either an enemy's units ( or your own ) for loads of fun!: 不过一会后他们会变回正常大小.

Instinctively, I shrink back from people who are in pain.: 对于痛苦中的人, 我的直觉反应是保持距离.

The European Commission's top layer of political leaders will shrink.: 欧盟委员会的高层政党领导将会减少.

Woollen fabrics shrink in the wash.: 毛织物一洗要缩水.

He had a tendency to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him.: 当别人注意他时,他就会退缩一旁.

Double safety sealed with an outer shrink wrap film and an inner bottle freshness seal.: 双重安全密封,瓶盖收缩包装膜和内瓶新鲜封纸.

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