shrunken + noun
常用于描述因干燥或收缩而变小变形的物体。
The museum displayed a shrunken head.
博物馆展出了一个缩小的头颅。
缩小的；萎缩的；皱缩的
因收缩而缩小；皱缩的；缩小的；shrink的过去分词
因收缩而缩小；皱缩的
Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.
The old man's shrunken hands trembled as he held the cup.
老人缩小的双手在握着杯子时颤抖。
用法提示：这里 shrunken 作形容词，描述老人因年龄而干瘪起皱的双手。
After the drought, the shrunken riverbed revealed cracks in the mud.
干旱过后，缩小的河床露出了泥中的裂缝。
用法提示：这里 shrunken 作形容词，表示河床因缺水而体积缩小。
She wore a shrunken sweater that no longer fit her.
她穿着一件缩水的毛衣，不再合身。
用法提示：这里 shrunken 作形容词，表示毛衣因洗涤而尺寸变小。
常用于描述因干燥或收缩而变小变形的物体。
The museum displayed a shrunken head.
博物馆展出了一个缩小的头颅。
谓语用法，表示主语呈现收缩或干瘪的状态。
After the drought, the crops looked shrunken.
干旱过后，庄稼看起来萎缩了。
说明导致萎缩的原因，常用 with 或 from。
His skin was shrunken with age.
他的皮肤因年迈而干瘪起皱。
grammar · medium
易错句子The shrunken of the economy is worrying.
正确表达The shrinkage of the economy is worrying.
shrunken 是形容词，不能用作名词；应使用名词形式 shrinkage。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sweater shrunken in the hot water.
正确表达The sweater shrank in the hot water.
shrunken 是形容词或过去分词，不能用作一般过去时动词；应使用过去式 shrank。
shrunken更强调因年龄或疾病而干瘪起皱，shrunk多指衣物等因缩水而变小
shrunken指整体尺寸缩小，shriveled强调因失水而皱缩、枯萎
shrink (root)
shrink + -age
shrink + -ing
shrink + -able
un- + shrink + -able
shrink + wrap
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