SHRINK — When Things Get Smaller

SHRINK｜核心知识点大纲

1. 基本意思：变小、缩小

   • shrink = become smaller

   • 物理尺寸、体积发生缩小

   • 例：sweater / shirt shrink in the wash

2. 引申用法：数量、规模变少

   • shrinking market

   • shrinking workforce

   • shrinking audience

   • shrinking amount of time

   • 核心仍然是“比原来更少、更小”

3. Shrink 的常见搭配

   • shrink in size

   • shrink by 20%

   • shrink from A to B

   • shrink over time

   • shrink rapidly / dramatically

4. 短语：shrink back

   • 身体向后缩、退缩

   • 因害怕、不舒服或受到威胁而后退

   • 进一步可以表示心理上的退缩

5. Shrink vs. Reduce vs. Decrease

   • shrink：变小、缩小，有明显的“收缩感”

   • reduce：主动把某个东西降低、减少

   • decrease：数量或程度下降，更中性、正式

6. 词形变化

   • shrink — shrank — shrunk

   • 过去式：shrank

   • 过去分词：shrunk

   • 例：My sweater shrank in the wash.

   • It has shrunk a lot.

7. 一句话记住

   • Shrink = become smaller than before.

   • 不只是“减少”，而是有一种“缩小、萎缩、收缩”的感觉。