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shrink + object
Transitive: cause something to become smaller.
Hot water shrank the sweater.
及物动词，表示使某物变小
收缩；缩小；退缩
shrinks — plural of shrink
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
收缩；缩小；退缩
A decrease in size or amount; shrinkage or contraction.
Hot water shrank the sweater.
及物动词，表示使某物变小
收缩；缩小；反冲
Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
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.
The sweater will shrink if you wash it in hot water.
如果用热水洗，这件毛衣会缩水。
As the economy shrinks, many businesses are struggling to survive.
随着经济萎缩，许多企业正在努力生存。
He noticed that his jeans had shrunk after being in the dryer.
他注意到他的牛仔裤在烘干后缩水了。
Transitive: cause something to become smaller.
Hot water shrank the sweater.
及物动词，表示使某物变小
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
Meaning: avoid or recoil from.
She shrank from the challenge.
表示因恐惧而退缩或回避
Often followed by adverbials indicating manner.
The jeans shrank in the wash.
常接副词或介词短语说明收缩方式或条件
Not this
The sweater shrinked in the wash.
Use this
The sweater shrank in the wash.
Shrink 的过去式是 shrank，不是 shrinked。
Not this
I need to see a shrink about my clothes.
Use this
I need to see a shrink about my anxiety.
Shrink 作名词时指心理医生，不是缩水。
Not this
There was a shrink in the fabric after washing.
Use this
There was shrinkage in the fabric after washing.
表示缩水或减少的名词形式是 shrinkage，而不是 shrink。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
看心理医生
He decided to see a shrink for his anxiety.
和心理医生交谈
She talks to a shrink every week.
零售损耗
The store experienced significant retail shrink last quarter.
库存损失
Inventory shrink can be caused by theft or error.
收缩包装
We used shrink wrap to protect the pallets.
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。
精神科医生（俚语）
The movie portrays a head shrinker helping a detective.
这部电影描绘了一位精神科医生帮助一名侦探。
我不是心理医生，我是精神病学家！
After his breakdown, his friends urged him to see a shrink.
他崩溃后，朋友们力劝他去看心理医生。
你是我的心理医生。
She has been visiting a shrink every week for her anxiety.
她每周都去看心理医生治疗焦虑。
Use shrinks naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象精神科医生把你的烦恼‘收缩’（shrink）掉，他就是shrink。
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。
All listed words rhyme with 'shrink' as they share the ending /ɪŋk/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.