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shrink

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verb

/ˈʃrɪŋk/ shrinks; shrank /ˈʃræŋk/ or shrunk /ˈʃrʌŋk/; shrunk or shrunken /ˈʃrʌŋkən/; shrinking

[no obj] :to become smaller in amount, size, or value

The sweater shrank when it was washed.

Meat shrinks as it cooks.

The town's population shrank during the war.

[+ obj] :to make (something) smaller in amount, size, or value

Hot water shrank the sweater.

The treatment should shrink the tumor.

always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to quickly move away from something shocking, frightening, or disgusting

He shrank in horror when he saw the dead cat.

shrink from

[phrasal verb]

shrink from (something) :to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant) :to be unwilling to do (something)

He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.

She won't shrink from the task.

noun

plural shrinks

[count] informal :a psychiatrist or psychologist

He is seeing a shrink.

* Các từ tương tự:
shrinkage, shrinking violet, shrink-wrap