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。

The hot water shrank my pullover.

我的套头毛衣遇热水后收缩了。

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。

My aunt saw this shrink after her divorce.

我阿姨在离婚后去见过这位心理医生。

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 'u2018Honey I shrunk the kids! 'u2019.

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.

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. It shrunk.
   它变小了。
2. Washing wool in hot water will make it shrink.
   在热水中洗羊毛会使羊毛收缩。
3. The jeans will shrink in the wash.
   那些牛仔裤洗过以后会缩水。
4. How your gums have shrunk since your teeth were extracted.
   你的牙拔去之后,齿龈萎缩了不少。
5. 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.

1. Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.
   在热水中洗毛线会使羊毛收缩。
2. Will this soap shrink woolen clothes?
   这种肥皂水会使毛织品缩水吗?

其他

1. It is so shrunk that it no longer fits me.
   缩水缩得穿不下了。
2. He is a short, shrunken old man.
   他是一个矮小干瘪的老头。

shrink by (v.+prep.)

因…收缩 become less or smaller because of
shrink by sth/v-ing

Meat shrinks by losing some of its fat in cooking.

肉在烹煮时,会因失去一部分脂肪而缩小。

shrink from (v.+prep.)

因害怕而避开 avoid (sth or doing sth) because of fear
shrink from sth

A brave fighter never shrinks from danger in executing an assignment.

一个英勇的战士在执行任务时决不害怕危险。

He shrank from a hard task.

他害怕艰巨的任务。

shrink with (v.+prep.)

因…收缩 become less or smaller because of sth
shrink with sth

He shrunk with cold.

他冷得把身子蜷缩起来。

～+副词

• shrink%20modestly">shrink modestly谦虚地缩回
• shrink%20perceptibly">shrink perceptibly感觉得到地收缩
• shrink%20shyly">shrink shyly羞愧地缩回
• shrink%20visibly">shrink visibly明显地缩小
• shrink%20aside">shrink aside退到一旁
• shrink%20away">shrink away退出
• shrink%20back">shrink back退缩,畏缩
• shrink%20up">shrink up缩拢

～+副词+介词

• shrink%20back%20before%20difficulties">shrink back before difficulties知难而退
• shrink%20back%20from%20the%20horrifying%20spectacle">shrink back from the horrifying spectacle躲避恐怖的景象
• shrink%20back%20from%20the%20man">shrink back from the man回避那个人
• shrink%20out%20of%20shape">shrink out of shape缩得走了样

～+介词

• shrink%20at%20the%20thought%20of">shrink at the thought of想到…就畏缩不前
• shrink%20from">shrink from退避,在…前面畏缩
• shrink%20from%20dangers">shrink from dangers遇危险退缩
• shrink%20from%20meeting%20strangers">shrink from meeting strangers怕见生人
• shrink%20from%20responsibility">shrink from responsibility逃避责任
• shrink%20in%20the%20wash">shrink in the wash(棉织品)洗时要缩水
• shrink%20into%20oneself">shrink into oneself缩做一团
• shrink%20into%20a%20corner">shrink into a corner缩进角落
• shrink%20to%20skeleton%20size">shrink to skeleton size减少到最低程度
• shrink%20with%20cold">shrink with cold冷得缩成一团
• shrink%20with%20fear">shrink with fear吓得退缩
• shrink%20with%20water">shrink with water缩水

• 'Vat seems to be the problem?' the shrink was saying.

  出自：A. F. Loewenstein

• Our western gable, where the boards had shrunk and separated.

  出自：R. L. Stevenson

• Her cotton frock..had shrunk in the wash.

  出自：E. Bowen

• The shadows of these trees had shrunk..contracting close about the trunks.

  出自：F. Norris

v.(动词)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. shrink的过去分词可用如形容词,在句中用作表语或定语。

v.(动词)

shrink, compress, condense, contract

这组词都可表示“压缩”。condense指用一定的方法使物体聚缩得更紧密、结实或更浓厚、稠密,或减去不必要的部分使其体积变小,但不失去基本内容; compress指通过压〔挤,弄平〕等方式使物体变小或具有一定形状; contract指一物体由于某种原因或使用某种方法而使其体积由大变小或由长变短; shrink指长度、范围、容积等的收缩或变小。

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。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的scrincan；最初源自原始日耳曼语的skrenkanan，意为憔悴，枯萎。