shrink

詞型變化：

名詞:shrinker 形容詞:shrinkable 動詞過去式:shrank,shrunk 過去分詞:shrunk,shrunken 現在分詞:shrinking 第三人稱單數:shrinks 

詞意辨析：

condense, compress, contract, shrink

這些動詞均含“收縮，壓縮”之意。
condense: 指將東西壓縮得更緊密、緊湊，但不失去原有的內容。
compress: 指把亂而不成形的東西壓成一定形狀。
contract: 主要指以內、外部力量進行緊縮，也可用作引申。
shrink: 側重指因收縮而達不到原有的長度、體積或容積。

例句：

1. The economy is shrinking instead of growing.
   經濟正在萎縮而不是在增長中。
2. Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?
   這件羊毛衫洗後會縮水嗎？
3. He had a tendency to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him.
   當別人注意他時，他就會退縮一旁。

英文解釋：

名詞 shrink:

1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry
   同義詞：psychiatrist, head-shrinker

動詞 shrink:

1. wither, as with a loss of moisture
   同義詞：shrivel, shrivel up, wither
2. draw back, as with fear or pain
   同義詞：flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, wince, recoil, quail
3. reduce in size; reduce physically
   同義詞：reduce
4. become smaller or draw together
   同義詞：contract
5. decrease in size, range, or extent
   同義詞：shrivel