shrinking
美 [ʃrɪŋkɪŋ]
英 [ʃrɪŋkɪŋ]
- v.收缩；减少；退缩；畏缩
- n.精神病学家；心理学家
- 网络皱缩；缩短；缩小的
n.
recoil,wince,withdrawal,start,retreat
shrinking
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1. | [i][t] ~ (sth) （使）缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in this way |
My sweater shrank in the wash. 我的毛衣缩水了。 |
2. | [i][t] （使）缩小，收缩，减少to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount |
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 ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’. 有部电影名叫《亲爱的，我把孩子缩小了》。 | |
Television in a sense has shrunk the world. 从某种意义上说，电视把世界缩小了。 |
3. | [i] + adv./prep. 退缩；畏缩to move back or away from sth because you are frightened or shocked |
He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching. 听见他们朝这边来，他退到墙根。 |
IDM
a shrinking violet
（指羞怯的人）a way of describing a very shy person