shrink學測 L3KK [ˈʃrɪŋk] ｜ /ˈʃrɪŋk/
縮小；縮水·退縮；畏縮·精神科醫師；心理醫師
學測常考詞，動詞到心理醫師義項差異大
When the teacher raised her voice, the whole class shrank into their seats.
當老師提高音量時，全班都往座位裡縮成一團。
義項
毛衣縮水C2verb縮小；縮水
The sweater shrank in the wash and now it doesn't fit me properly.
這件毛衣洗過後縮水了，現在我穿起來不合身。
shrink in the washshrink in size
貓咪畏縮C2verb退縮；畏縮
The cat shrank back in fear as the dog barked loudly at him.
當狗對著貓大聲吠叫時，貓害怕地往後退縮。
shrink backshrink away
預約看診C1noun精神科醫師；心理醫師
After feeling nervous for weeks, I finally made an appointment with a shrink.
緊張了好幾個星期後，我終於預約看心理醫師。
see a shrinkgo to a shrink
片語
shrink back向後退 →害怕地往後退縮
shrink from退避不做 →因害怕而逃避
see a shrink看心理醫師 →去看心理醫師談心事
你會不會這樣說？
The sweater ___ in the wash and now it doesn't fit me properly. (shrank / shrinked)
看答案
shrank
shrink 是不規則動詞，過去式是 shrank，不是 shrinked。
'I finally made an appointment with a shrink.' 這裡的 shrink 是什麼意思？(A) 縮小 (B) 退縮 (C) 心理醫師
看答案
(C)
此句中的 shrink 作名詞，指心理醫師，不是動詞的縮小或退縮。
字族
shrinkage 縮水量；收縮・shrunken 皺縮的；乾癟的