Word · Frequency #5528
shrinks
收缩；缩小；退缩
shrinks is the plural of shrink.
核心释义
A decrease in size or amount; shrinkage or contraction.
- 1.
收缩；缩小；反冲
Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
- 2.
库存损失,例如由于偷窃或未在保质期前售出商品
Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
库存损耗；商品损耗；收缩；缩小；反冲；库存损失,例如由于偷窃或未在保质期前售出商品；收缩；萎缩
用法In use
The sweater will shrink if you wash it in hot water.
用法提示：这里的“shrink”表示毛衣在热水中变小。
As the economy shrinks, many businesses are struggling to survive.
用法提示：这里的“shrinks”表示经济规模变小。
He noticed that his jeans had shrunk after being in the dryer.
用法提示：这里的“shrunk”表示牛仔裤在烘干后变小。
shrink + object
Transitive: cause something to become smaller.
Hot water shrank the sweater.
及物动词，表示使某物变小
shrink + (by/from/to) + value
Intransitive: followed by prepositions indicating degree.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- see a shrink
- 看心理医生
- He decided to see a shrink for his anxiety.
- talk to a shrink
- 和心理医生交谈
- She talks to a shrink every week.
- retail shrink
- 零售损耗
- The store experienced significant retail shrink last quarter.
- inventory shrink
- 库存损失
- Inventory shrink can be caused by theft or error.
- shrink wrap
- 收缩包装
- We used shrink wrap to protect the pallets.
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象精神科医生把你的烦恼‘收缩’（shrink）掉，他就是shrink。
语境与语域Context & Register
非正式用语，多用于日常口语中指心理医生或精神病医生，常见于朋友间闲聊或非正式场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'shrink' as they share the ending /ɪŋk/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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