One way to picture it: a thing that used to fill a certain space pulls itself inward and now takes up less. A wool sweater goes into hot water full-sized and comes out a size too small — nothing was cut off it, the whole thing just drew in on itself.
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原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
shrinkverb/ˈʃɹɪŋk/
- 1
To cause to become smaller.
- The dryer shrank my sweater.
- The bottom line is this: To shrink your gut, you need to start listening to it.
- 2
To become smaller; to contract.
- This garment will shrink when wet.
- I have not found that water, by mixture of ashes, will shrink or draw into less room.
- 3
To cower or flinch.
- Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.
- 4
To draw back; to withdraw.
- The Libyc Hammon ſhrinks his horn,
- 5
To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
- What happier natures shrink at with affright, / The hard inhabitant contends is right.
- They assisted us against the Thebans when you shrank from the task.
- 6
To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
shrinknoun/ˈʃɹɪŋk/
- 1
Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
- Yet almost with, with sudden shrink, That I had less to praise.
- 2
derogatoryslangA psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
- You need to see a shrink, you crazy fool.
- My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me.
- 3
businessLoss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
- Assuming the retailer's shrink is average or below, and the owner is comfortable with the level of shrink, perhaps nothing more need be done except to maintain vigilance and to monitor the shrink for signs of emerging problems.
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