| 释义 |
shrink verb 1become smaller 变小ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBconsiderably, dramatically, significantly 显著／急剧／明显变小a little, slightly, etc. 有点儿／略有些收缩further 进一步缩小fast, rapidly 迅速／快速缩小◆We are competing in a market that is shrinking fast.我们在争夺迅速萎缩的市场。gradually, slowly 逐渐／慢慢收缩steadily 稳步收缩PREPOSITIONby 缩小了⋯◆Their profits shrank by 4% last year.去年他们的利润降低了 4%。from, to 从⋯缩小；缩小到⋯◆Their share of the market has shrunk from 14% to 5%.他们的市场份额从 14% 缩小到 5%。PHRASESshrink in size 在规模上缩小◆Households have been shrinking in size but increasing in number.家庭规模缩小了，但家庭数量增加了。 |