shrinking

美 [ʃrɪŋkɪŋ]英 [ʃrɪŋkɪŋ]
  • v.收缩;减少;退缩;畏缩
  • n.精神病学家;心理学家
  • 网络皱缩;缩短;缩小的

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shrinking

v. n.

1.[i][t]~ (sth)(使)缩水,收缩,缩小,皱缩to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in this way

2.[i][t](使)缩小,收缩,减少to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount

3.[i]+ adv./prep.退缩;畏缩to move back or away from sth because you are frightened or shocked

IDM

a shrinking violet

(指羞怯的人)a way of describing a very shy person

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