时间: 2025-04-26 18:20:07
美: [ʃrɪŋk]
英: [ʃrɪŋk]
n. 收缩;畏缩;精神病学家
vt. 使缩小,使收缩
vi. 收缩;畏缩
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 18:20:07
词源分析:shrink 源自古英语 "screcan",意为“收缩、缩小”。它由前缀 "sh-"(代表声音或动作)和词根 "rink"(与“收缩”相关)组成。
历史背景:shrink 在英语中的首次使用可以追溯到14世纪,常用于描述物体在热、冷或其他条件下的变化。
课本:该词常见于中学英语教材中,如《人教版英语》、《牛津英语》等,通常在初中阶段(7-9年级)及高中(10-12年级)中出现。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
The sweater shrank after being washed in hot water.
As the temperature drops, the metal will shrink.
Fear made him shrink back from the fight.
The company's profits began to shrink over the last quarter.
We need to shrink the budget for next year.
*. The film will shrink during the drying process.
She didn't want to shrink away from her responsibilities.
After the wash, my favorite T-shirt shrank significantly.
The project's scope has shrunk due to budget cuts.
He felt himself shrink under her intense gaze.
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通过以上分析,可以让学*者更全面地理解和掌握“shrink”这一单词的用法及其在不同语境中的应用。
[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!
[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。
[V-I] If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. (因害怕、震惊或厌恶) 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。
[[usu with neg]] If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous. 逃避 (不愉快或危险的事)
例:He is decisive and won't shrink from a fight.他很果断,而且不会逃避战斗。
[[非正式]] A shrink is a psychiatrist. 精神病医生
例:I've seen a shrink already.我已经看过了精神病医生。