| 词组 | shrink |
| 释义 | shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ verb to become smalleradverbsshrink considerably The number of people using the service shrank considerably when the price doubled.shrink slightly/a little My shirt had shrunk slightly in the wash.shrink rapidly/quickly The forest is shrinking rapidly, with more than 1,800 acres destroyed last year.shrink dramatically (=in a great or sudden way) The coal industry in Britain shrank dramatically during the 20th century.shrink drastically (=in an extreme and sudden way) Following this treatment, the patient’s tumour shrank drastically.nounssb’s clothes/socks etc shrink Your clothes will shrink if you wash them at too hot a temperature.the economy shrinks While our economy shrank by 2.5 percent, Japan’s economy grew by 2 percent.the population shrinks The population of the island has shrunk from over 700 to around 350.prepositionsshrink by sth The mass of ice at the North Pole has shrunk by over 30% in the past 50 years.shrink from sth The army shrank from 2.7 million to 1.2 million troops.shrink to sth During the summer months the lake will shrink to half its normal size.phrasesshrink in size/value Mobile phones have been shrinking in size ever since they first appeared. | In some parts of the country, property is still shrinking in value. |
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