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shrink
(shrĭngk)v. shrank (shrăngk) or shrunk (shrŭngk), shrunk or shrunk·en (shrŭng′kən), shrink·ing, shrinks
v.intr.
1.
a. To become or appear to become smaller: The shadows shrank as the sun rose higher. The mountains shrank in the distance as we drove away.
b. To become smaller from exposure to heat, moisture, or cold: The sweater shrank in the wash.
2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank. The market for that product has been shrinking.
3. To move back or away, especially in fear: "She shrank back against the wall and flattened her palms against it" (Pearl S. Buck).
4. To show reluctance; hesitate: We should not shrink from making such a sacrifice.
v.tr.
To cause to shrink: The treatment shrank the tumor.
n.
1.
a. The act of shrinking.
b. The degree to which something shrinks; shrinkage.
2. Slang A psychotherapist.
[Middle English shrinken, to wither, shrivel up, from Old English scrincan; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
shrink′a·ble adj.
shrink′er n.
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shrink
(ʃrɪŋk)vb, shrinks, shrinking, shrank, shrunk, shrunk or shrunken
1. to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc
2. to become or cause to become smaller in size
3.
a. to recoil or withdraw: to shrink from the sight of blood.
b. to feel great reluctance (at): to shrink from killing an animal.
n
4. the act or an instance of shrinking
5. (Psychiatry) slang a psychiatrist
[Old English scrincan; related to Old Norse skrokkr torso, Old Swedish skrunkin wrinkled, Old Norse hrukka a crease, Icelandic skrukka wrinkled woman]
ˈshrinkable adj
ˈshrinker n
ˈshrinking adj
ˈshrinkingly adv
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shrink
(ʃrɪŋk)v. shrank, often, shrunk; shrunk shrunk•en; shrink•ing; v.i.
1. to contract or lessen in size: cloth that shrinks if washed.
2. to become reduced in extent, compass, or value.
3. to draw back; recoil: to shrink from danger.
v.t. 4. to cause to shrink or contract; reduce.
5. preshrink.
n. 6. an act or instance of shrinking.
7. shrinkage.
8. Slang. a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst.
[before 900; Middle English schrinken, Old English scrincan, c. Middle Dutch schrinken, Swedish skrynka to shrink]
shrink′er,
n.
syn: See decrease.
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shrink
1. shrink
If something shrinks, it becomes smaller.
Sometimes the rains fail and the rivers shrink or dry up.
Be generous, as the tomatoes will shrink as they cook.
2. 'shrank'
The past tense of shrink is shrank, not 'shrinked' or 'shrunk'. The past participle is shrunk.
Last year the economy shrank by 7 per cent.
Their workforce of 25,000 has shrunk to 8,000.
3. 'shrunken'
Shrunken is an adjective, used in front of a noun. A shrunken thing or person has become smaller.
...old women selling shrunken baboon heads.
...a shrunken old man.
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shrink
Past participle: shrunk
Gerund: shrinking
| Imperative |
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| shrink |
| shrink |
| Present |
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| I shrink |
| you shrink |
| he/she/it shrinks |
| we shrink |
| you shrink |
| they shrink |
| Preterite |
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| I shrank |
| you shrank |
| he/she/it shrank |
| we shrank |
| you shrank |
| they shrank |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am shrinking |
| you are shrinking |
| he/she/it is shrinking |
| we are shrinking |
| you are shrinking |
| they are shrinking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have shrunk |
| you have shrunk |
| he/she/it has shrunk |
| we have shrunk |
| you have shrunk |
| they have shrunk |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was shrinking |
| you were shrinking |
| he/she/it was shrinking |
| we were shrinking |
| you were shrinking |
| they were shrinking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had shrunk |
| you had shrunk |
| he/she/it had shrunk |
| we had shrunk |
| you had shrunk |
| they had shrunk |
| Future |
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| I will shrink |
| you will shrink |
| he/she/it will shrink |
| we will shrink |
| you will shrink |
| they will shrink |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have shrunk |
| you will have shrunk |
| he/she/it will have shrunk |
| we will have shrunk |
| you will have shrunk |
| they will have shrunk |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be shrinking |
| you will be shrinking |
| he/she/it will be shrinking |
| we will be shrinking |
| you will be shrinking |
| they will be shrinking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been shrinking |
| you have been shrinking |
| he/she/it has been shrinking |
| we have been shrinking |
| you have been shrinking |
| they have been shrinking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been shrinking |
| you will have been shrinking |
| he/she/it will have been shrinking |
| we will have been shrinking |
| you will have been shrinking |
| they will have been shrinking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been shrinking |
| you had been shrinking |
| he/she/it had been shrinking |
| we had been shrinking |
| you had been shrinking |
| they had been shrinking |
| Conditional |
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| I would shrink |
| you would shrink |
| he/she/it would shrink |
| we would shrink |
| you would shrink |
| they would shrink |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have shrunk |
| you would have shrunk |
| he/she/it would have shrunk |
| we would have shrunk |
| you would have shrunk |
| they would have shrunk |
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Noun 1. [画像:shrink - a physician who specializes in psychiatry]shrink - a physician who specializes in psychiatry
alienist - a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness
psychoanalyst, analyst - a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine
Verb 1. [画像:shrink - wither, as with a loss of moisture]shrink - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
atrophy - undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
2. shrink - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear
3. shrink - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
scale down, reduce - make smaller; "reduce an image"
reef - reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
miniaturise, miniaturize - design or construct on a smaller scale
depopulate, desolate - reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
downsize - make in a smaller size; "the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive"
contract - make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
4. shrink - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
flex - contract; "flex a muscle"
stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"
5. shrink - decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
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shrink
verb
noun
1. (Informal) psychiatrist, psychologist, psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, head shrinker (informal) I've seen a shrink already.
shrink back recoil, cringe, draw back, withdraw, wince, shy away, flinch, quail, cower, hang back She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.
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shrink
verb1. To reduce in size, as by drawing together:
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Translations
طَبيب عَقْلييَتَقَلَّصُ يَجْفَل، يَرْتَديُحْجِم، يَتَجَنَّبيَنْكَمِش
couvatcvokařpsychiatrsrazitsrazit se
krympepsykiaterhjernevrider
kutistua
smanjiti se
hika viî aî gera e-îhlaupahörfa, hrökkva
縮む縮める縮小するしりごみする短縮する
줄어들다
atrautiesdekatētizvairītiespsihiatrssarauties
zdráhať sa
skrčiti se
krympa
หด
çekmek daralmakkorkuyla geri çekilmekpsikiyatrist sinir/ruh doktoru
co lại
shrink
[ʃrɪŋk] (shrank (pt) (shrunk (pp)))A. VI
1. (= get smaller) → encogerse
to shrink in the wash → encogerse al lavar
"will not shrink" → "no se encoge", "inencogible"
to shrink away to nothing → reducirse a nada, desaparecer
to shrink in the wash → encogerse al lavar
"will not shrink" → "no se encoge", "inencogible"
to shrink away to nothing → reducirse a nada, desaparecer
2. (also shrink away, shrink back) → retroceder, echar marcha atrás
I shrink from doing it → no me atrevo a hacerlo
he did not shrink from touching it → no vaciló en tocarlo
I shrink from doing it → no me atrevo a hacerlo
he did not shrink from touching it → no vaciló en tocarlo
C. N (= psychiatrist) → psiquiatra mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shrink
[ˈʃrɪŋk] [shrank] (pt) [shrunk] (pp) vi
(= become smaller) [clothing, fabric] → rétrécir ; [wood] → se contracter ; [area, forest] → se réduire ; [budget, income, sales, profits] → diminuer ; [market] → se réduire ; [economy] → se replier ; [tumour] → rapetisser
(= recoil) → reculer
He shrank against the wall → Il a reculé jusqu'à toucher le mur.
to shrink from sth [+ danger, responsibility] → se dérober devant qch
not to shrink from doing sth → ne pas hésiter à faire qch
to shrink from the use of sth, to shrink from using sth → hésiter à utiliser qch, être réticent(e) à utiliser qch
He shrank against the wall → Il a reculé jusqu'à toucher le mur.
to shrink from sth [+ danger, responsibility] → se dérober devant qch
not to shrink from doing sth → ne pas hésiter à faire qch
to shrink from the use of sth, to shrink from using sth → hésiter à utiliser qch, être réticent(e) à utiliser qch
vt [+ wool, clothing] → (faire) rétrécir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shrink
vb: pret <shrank>, ptp <shrunk>vt → einlaufen lassen ; the fabric is shrunk before it is used → der Stoff wird vor Gebrauch gewaschen, damit er danach nicht mehr einläuft ; to shrink a part on (Tech) → ein Teil aufschrumpfen
vi
(= get smaller) → kleiner werden, schrumpfen ; (clothes etc) → einlaufen ; (metal etc) → sich zusammenziehen, schrumpfen ; (wood) → schwinden ; (fig, popularity) → abnehmen, schwinden ; (trade) → zurückgehen ; to shrink away to nothing → auf ein Nichts zusammenschrumpfen
(fig: = recoil) → zurückschrecken ; to shrink from doing something → davor zurückschrecken, etw zu tun ; to shrink from saying something → sich davor scheuen, etw zu sagen ; to shrink from the truth → vor der Wahrheit die Augen verschließen ; to shrink back → zurückweichen ; to shrink away from somebody → vor jdm zurückweichen
n (inf) → Seelenklempner(in) m(f) (inf), → Psychiater(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shrink
[ʃrɪŋk] (shrank (vb: pt) (shrunk (pp)))1. vt (wool) → far restringere
2. vi
a. (clothes) → restringersi, ritirarsi ; (metal) → contrarsi ; (gums) → ritirarsi ; (piece of meat) → ridursi ; (area, person) → rimpicciolirsi
to shrink in the wash → restringersi con il lavaggio
to shrink in the wash → restringersi con il lavaggio
3. n (fam, pej) → strizzacervelli m/f inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shrink1
(ʃriŋk) – past tense shrank (ʃrӕŋk) : past participle shrunk (ʃraŋk) verb1. to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller. My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes? krimp يَنْكَمِش свивам (се) encolher srazit (se) schrumpfen krympe μαζεύω στο πλύσιμο (για ρούχο), βάζω ένα ρούχο στο νερό να μαζέψει encoger kokku tõmbuma كوچك شدن kutistua rétrécir לְכַּווֵץ सिकुड़ना stisnuti se, stegnuti se összemegy mengkerut (láta) hlaupa restringersi 縮む 오그라들다 susitraukti sarauties; sarukt; dekatēt (audumu) mengecut krimpen krympe kurczyć się غونجېدل (منقبض كېدل)، سره ننوتل: ځان كښل، ګوښه كېدل (لكه له ډارڅخه): لنډېدل (لكه كالي چه لانده شي): ټيټېدل، كمېدل (لكه په ارزښت كې encolher a (se) strâmta давать усадку zraziť (sa) skrčiti (se) skupiti krympa หด çekmek, daralmak 縮小 давати усадку; зсідатися سکڑنا co lại 缩小
2. to move back in fear, disgust etc (from). She shrank (back) from the man. ineenkrimp يَجْفَل، يَرْتَد отдръпвам се recuar couvat zurückschrecken vige tilbage τραβιέμαι προς τα πίσω (π.χ. από φόβο) retroceder, echarse atrás eemale tõmbuma اكراه داشتن kavahtaa reculer devant qqch. לְהֵירָתַע पीछे हटना ustuknuti visszariad menciut hörfa, hrökkva (undan) indietreggiare, ritrarsi ひるむ 뒷걸음 치다 atšlyti atrauties [] berundur terugdeinzen vike, rygge tilbake cofać się ګوښه كېدل (لكه له ډارڅخه) a repugna отпрянуть cúvať (pred) odskočiti ustuknuti rygga กลัว korkuyla geri çekilmek 畏縮 відскочити; відступити خوف یا اکراہ سے پیچھے ہٹنا lùi lại , chùn lại 畏缩
3. to wish to avoid something unpleasant. I shrank from telling him the terrible news. vermy يُحْجِم، يَتَجَنَّب отбягвам evitar zdráhat se sich scheuen vige tilbage αποφεύγω να κάνω κτ. δυσάρεστο esquivar hoiduma بي ميلي نشان دادن epäröidä hésiter à faire qqch. לְהֵרָתַע किसी अप्रिय चीज से बचने की इच्छा prezati, žacati se meghátrál bersembunyi hika við að gera e-ð evitare, tirarsi indietro* しりごみをする 꽁무니를 빼다 vengti []vairīties mengelak terugdeinzen voor kvie seg for, grue seg til wstrzymywać się لنډېدل (لكه كالي چه لانده شي) evitar a ezita să facă ceva уклоняться zdráhať sa nerad kaj napraviti izbegavati dra (gruva) sig för หลบเลี่ยง çekinmek 迴避 (у когось) не вистачає духу کسی نازيبا چیز سے احتراز کرنا lưỡng lự 回避
ˈshrinkage (-kidʒ) noun the act of shrinking, or the amount by which something shrinks. inkrimping إنْكِماش، تَقَلُّص свиване encolhimento sražení das Schrumpfen svind; krympning συρρίκνωση, μάζεμα encogimiento kokkutõmbumine انقباض kutistuminen rétrécissement התכווצות संकुचन stezanje, smanjenje (össze)zsugorodás penyusutan, berkurang það að hlaupa/dragast saman restringimento 収縮 수축 susitraukimas saraušanās; saraušanās lielums pengecutan inkrimping krymping, svinn kurczenie się, ubytek غونجېدنه: لږېدنه: كمېدنه، سره ننوتنه، انقباض encolhimento strâmtare усадка zrazenie (látky) skrčenje skupljanje krympning, krympmån การหด büzülme; çekme payı 縮小(量) скорочення; усадка سکڑنے کا عمل، سکڑنے کی مقدار sự co 收缩(量)
shrunken (ˈʃraŋk(ən)) adjective having been made or become smaller. verskrompeld مُنْكَمِش، مُتَقَلِّص смален encolhido scvrklý einlaufen krympet συρρικνωμένος, μαζεμένος, ζαρωμένος encogido kokkutõmbunud چروك خورده kutistunut ratatiné מְכּווָץ सिकुड़ा हुआ skvrčen, upao összezsugorodott menciut rÿrnaður, samanskroppinn accorciato 縮んだ 오그라든 susitraukęs sarāvies; sarucis susut gekrompen skrumpet, krympet skurczony كوچنى كيدل، لنډيدل encolhido îngust, strâmt давший усадку scvrknutý skrčen skupljen krympt, hopfallen, insjunken กริยาช่องที่ 3 ของ shrink (หดลง) çekmiş, daralmış 縮小的 зморщений چھوٹا کیا ہوا đã co lại 收缩的
shrink2
(ʃriŋk) noun (slang) a psychiatrist. kopdokter طَبيب عَقْلي психиатър analista psychiatr, cvokař (hovor.) der Seelenklempner hjernevrider; psykiater ψυχίατρος psiquiatra, loquero hulluarst روان پزشك psykiatri psy פסיכיאטר मनोचिकित्सक psihijatar pszichiáter, diliorvos psikiater strizzacervelli 精神科医 정신과 의사 psichiatras psihiatrs doktor sakit jiwa zielknijper psykiater psychiatra دعقلي او عصبي ناروغتيا متصخصص психиатр psychiater psihiater psihijatar hjärnskrynklare, psykiater นักจิตวิทยา (คําแสลง) psikiyatrist, sinir/ruh doktoru (俚)精神科醫師 психотерапевт تفسیاتی معالج bác sĩ tâm thần 精神病学家
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shrink
→ يَتَقَلَّصُ srazit se krympe schrumpfen ζαρώνω encoger , encogerse kutistua rétrécir smanjiti se restringersi 縮む 줄어들다 krimpen krympe skurczyć się encolher уменьшать(ся) krympa หด çekmek co lại 萎缩Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shrink
n. pop. psiquiatra o alienista, psicólogo;
v. encoger; encogerse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
shrink
n (fam) psiquiatra mf; vt, vi (pretEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.