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
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；萎缩
A decrease in size or amount; shrinkage or contraction.
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。
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.
随着经济萎缩，许多企业正在努力生存。
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.
他注意到他的牛仔裤在烘干后缩水了。
用法提示：这里的“shrunk”表示牛仔裤在烘干后变小。
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
正式专业术语，与shrink同义但更正式
范围更广，可指心理治疗师或物理治疗师
特指使用精神分析疗法的专家
通常指咨询师，不一定是医学背景
与therapist类似，但更强调心理治疗
grammar · medium
易错句子The sweater shrinked in the wash.
正确表达The sweater shrank in the wash.
Shrink 的过去式是 shrank，不是 shrinked。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to see a shrink about my clothes.
正确表达I need to see a shrink about my anxiety.
Shrink 作名词时指心理医生，不是缩水。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a shrink in the fabric after washing.
正确表达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。
shrink 意为收缩，shriek 意为尖叫，发音相似但意思不同。
shrink 是动词，shrinkage 是名词，表示收缩的程度或量。
shrink 强调尺寸缩小，shrivel 强调因失水而皱缩。
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.
与精神科医生同属心理健康领域，常一起提及。
提供心理辅导，与精神科医生有重叠领域。
心理学家与精神科医生（shrink）常合作，但侧重心理评估。
精神科医生提供或推荐的治疗方法。
与精神科医生的诊疗活动。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.