Word · Frequency #5528
shrinks
收缩；缩小；退缩
shrinks is the plural of shrink.
A decrease in size or amount; shrinkage or contraction.
- 1.
Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
收缩；缩小；反冲
- 2.
Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
库存损失,例如由于偷窃或未在保质期前售出商品
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
In use
The sweater will shrink if you wash it in hot water.
As the economy shrinks, many businesses are struggling to survive.
He noticed that his jeans had shrunk after being in the dryer.
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.
The economy shrank by 2%.
不及物动词，后接by/from/to表缩小程度或范围
shrink from + something
Meaning: avoid or recoil from.
Connections
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.
Idioms & figurative uses
- see a shrink
- 看心理医生He decided to see a shrink after years of stress.在承受多年压力后，他决定去看心理医生。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象精神科医生把你的烦恼‘收缩’（shrink）掉，他就是shrink。
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'shrink' as they share the ending /ɪŋk/.
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。
Learn the forms together
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