shrank

英 [ʃræŋk]

美 [ʃræŋk]

v. (使)缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩; (使)缩小，减少; 退缩; 畏缩
shrink的过去式

柯林斯词典

In 2012 the working-age population of China shrank for the first time.
2012年，中国劳动年龄人口出现了首次下降。
The economy shrank by five per cent this year.
今年经济收缩达百分之五。
By inventing the telephone, he opened the age of telecommunications and shrank the world.
发明了电话，他开的年龄缩水电信和世界。
He caught hold of her hands, but she shrank back.
他捉住她的两只手，但是，她往后退缩着。
The economy shrank and inflation zoomed
经济萎缩，通货膨胀加剧。
She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.
她不由得倒抽了口冷气，往后退了退。
His sweater shrank when washed in hot water.
他的毛衣放到热水里一洗就缩小了。
GDP for the 17-country area shrank 0.2 per cent in the second quarter.
有17个成员国的欧元区的GDP在第二季度收缩0.2%。
He never shrank from difficulty.
他在困难面前向来不二乎。
His linen sock fell over board in the water and shrank.
他的亚麻布制的袜子落到了甲板的水上，收缩了。