shrink

verb · nounA2

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Động từ

verb
V_es/s
shrinks
V_ing/Gerund
shrinking
V_ed/pp
shrankshrunk
  1. 1.

    (transitive)To cause to become smaller.

    The dryer shrank my sweater.

  2. 2.

    (intransitive)To become smaller; to contract.

    This garment will shrink when wet.

  3. 3.

    (intransitive)To cower or flinch.

    Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.

  4. 4.

    (transitive)To draw back; to withdraw.

  5. 5.

    (figuratively, intransitive)To withdraw or retire, as from danger.

  6. 6.

    (intransitive)To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

Danh từ

noun
Plural noun:
shrinks
  1. 1.

    Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.

  2. 2.

    (derogatory, slang, sometimes)(slang, sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

    You need to see a shrink, you crazy fool.

    My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me.

    Đồng nghĩa: head-shrinker, shrinker

  3. 3.

    (uncountable)(uncountable, business) Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

head-shrinkershrinkerfunkshirkshrink backretreatflinchavoid an unwanted task funk, shirkshrink back, retreat, flinch

Trái nghĩa

expandgrowenlargestretchto cause to become smaller expand, grow, enlarge, stretchbecome smaller expand, grow, enlarge, stretch

Cùng gốc / liên quan

overshrinkpreshrinkreshrinkshrinkabilityshrinkeeshrinkflateshrinkflationshrinkproofshrinkwrapunshrinkhead-shrinkershrink downnonshrinknonshrinkablenonshrinkingshrink awayshrink backshrinkableshrinking violetshrink-wrap

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English schrynken, from Old English sċrincan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Cognate with schrinken to shrink.

Nguồn dữ liệu: freedict, wiktionary · cập nhật 15/8/2026

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