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*shrink¹ /ʃrɪŋk; ʃrɪŋk/
v [I,T] shrank /ʃræŋk; ʃræŋk/, shrunk /ʃrʌŋk; ʃrʌŋk/, shrinking
1 to become smaller or to make something smaller （使）收缩，使缩小:
My sweater shrank in the wash. 我的羊毛衫洗过之后缩水了。
The economy has shrunk by 20% in the last two years. 过去两年里经济紧缩了20%。
2 shrink back/away etc to move away from someone or something because you are very frightened 〔因非常害怕而〕缩回，退缩，畏缩
shrink from sthto avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant 避免做，不愿做:
She never shrank from doing her duty. 做分内事她从来不退却。
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