shrink
US: /ˈʃɹɪŋk/
UK: /ʃɹˈɪŋk/
UK: /ʃɹˈɪŋk/
English Vietnamese dictionary
shrink /ʃriɳk/
- nội động từ shrank/ʃræɳk/, shrunk/ʃrʌɳk/, shrunken/'ʃrʌɳkən/
- co lại, rút lại, ngắn lại; co vào, rút vào
- this cloth shrinks in the wash: vải này giặt sẽ co
- to shrink into oneself: co vào cái vỏ ốc của mình
- lùi lại, lùi bước, chùn lại
- to shrink from difficulties: lùi bước trước khó khăn
- co lại, rút lại, ngắn lại; co vào, rút vào
- ngoại động từ
- làm co (vải...)
- làm co (vải...)
- danh từ
- sự co lại
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb (shrank or, shrunk, shrunk)
1 to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, fabric, etc. smaller in this way: [V] My sweater shrank in the wash. [also VN]
2 to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount: [V] The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea. + The market for their products is shrinking. + There was a movie called 'Honey I shrunk the kids!'. + [VN] Television in a sense has shrunk the world.
See also -
3 [V +adv./prep.] to move back or away from sth because you are frightened or shocked: He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching.
Idioms: a shrinking violet (humorous) a way of describing a very shy person
Phrasal Verbs: shrink from sth (written) to be unwilling to do sth that is difficult or unpleasant: We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation. + [+ -ing] They did not shrink from doing what was right.
+ noun (slang, humorous) a PSYCHIATRIST or PSYCHOLOGIST: She sees her shrink once a week.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 wither, shrivel (up), contract:
My woollen pullover shrank because you washed it in hot water.
2 Often, shrink from. withdraw (from), draw back, recoil (from), back away (from), retreat (from), cower, cringe, flinch, shy away (from), wince, balk (at):
Once committed to a responsibility, nothing could persuade Ella to shrink from it.
Collocation dictionary
1 become smaller
ADV.
dramatically | a little, slightly | further | fast, rapidly
competing in a market that is shrinking fast
| gradually, slowly | steadily
PREP.
by
Their profits shrank by 4% last year.
| from, to
Their share of the market has shrunk from 14% to 5%.
PHRASES
shrink in size
Households have been shrinking in size but increasing in number.
2 move away
ADV.
a little
He shrank a little at the sight of the blood.
| away, back
VERB + SHRINK
try to
PREP.
against
He shrank back against the wall.
| in
She shrank back in terror.
| into
I shrank back into the shadows.
| from
She shrank from his touch.
Concise English dictionary
shrank|shrunk|shrunken|shrinks|shrinkingʃrɪŋk
noun
+a physician who specializes in psychiatry
verb
+wither, as with a loss of moisture
+draw back, as with fear or pain
+reduce in size; reduce physically
+become smaller or draw together
+decrease in size, range, or extent
