shrink /ʃriŋk/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) reduce in size; reduce physically
• (v.) become smaller or draw together
• (v.) decrease in size, range, or extent

Chinese translation

• n. 收缩, 萎缩, 回避
• vi. 收缩, 退缩, 萎缩, 缩小, 回避
• vt. 使收缩, 使缩小

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/ʃriŋk/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.73 · Super Rare

Word forms

shrank, shrunk, shrinking, shrinks

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shrimp · shrine · shrinkage · shrill · shriek · shrivel

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