LEARNit Dictionary
shrink
verb
/ʃrɪŋk/
UK
/ʃrɪŋk/
US
C1+
1
C1+
to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in this way
آب رفتن, کوچک شدن, منقبض شدن
2
C1+
to become or to make something smaller in size or amount
کوچک شدن, جمع شدن, کم شدن, کوچک کردن, منقبض شدن
The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea.
The market for their products is shrinking.
The internet in a sense has shrunk the world.
see also
shrunken
3
to move back or away from something because you are frightened or shocked
پسکشیدن, عقبرفتن, عقبنشینی کردن
He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching.
synonym
cower
noun
/ʃrɪŋk/
UK
/ʃrɪŋk/
US
1
a psychiatrist or psychologist
روانپزشک, روانشناس