shrinkage 1856 |
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shrank in the wash. 3%
ft 4i 7jc 7
0 [also VN] 2 to become or to make sth
smaller in size or amount ( , Uc7: [V] The tumour had shrunk to
the size of a pea. j]Xf® 6^7f3MsAvK 0 The market for their products is
shrinking. TtT^^XMX^qn ftfflr4c7 M7o 0 [VN] There was a movie called ‘Honey I shrunk the kids!’. WSP&iTgN 1%VUI, 3$}C&7lp*lt7
T! > o 0 Television in a sense has shrunk the
world. fk — see also shrunken 3 [V + adv./prep.] to move back or away
from sth because you are frightened or shocked i! ; H Pm cower : He shrank back against the wall as
he heard them approaching. Q/f E fife ffl Hi & i£ A , Xfe ii IT7T77I a .shrinking 'violet (humorous) a way of describing a
very shy person ( Xb H 1£ (ft A ) Him 'shrink from sth to be unwilling to do
sth that is difficult or unpleasant -gig, (Hjig ( ) : We
made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation, mifai
0
[+ -ing] They did not shrink from doing what was right. R^mm,
II1TOIo
mnoun {slang, humorous) a psychiatrist or psychologist
shrinkage /'Jrirjk:id3/ noun [U] the process of
becoming smaller in size; the amount by which sth becomes smaller the shrinkage
of heavy industry 0 She bought a slightly
larger size to allow for shrinkage. #fe^7—"ftRPJXflAft
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'shrink-wrapped adj. wrapped tightly in a
thin plastic covering
shrivel /'Jrivl/ verb (-
the plant had shrivelled up from lack of water. 0 A Sfe Tfc, XiL#/ftQt7Ei^Xft§i7o o
[VN] The
hot weather had shrivelled the grapes in every vineyard. A 7 A
X7 # M o ► shriv-elled adj.: a shrivelled
old man —-
shroud /.fraud/ noun, verb
m
noun
1 a
piece of cloth that a dead person’s body is wrapped in before it is buried
HF7|J; 7 A 2 ~ of sth (literary) a thing that covers,
surrounds or hides sth W H#l; The organization is cloaked in a
shroud
of secrecy. J7#L o a shroud
of smoke —
uverb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sth in sth 1 (of darkness, clouds, cloth, etc. HHf,
7, to cover or hide
sth SH; Btlc; iflUc: The city was shrouded in mist.
2
to hide information or keep it secret and mysterious It Bi ;
U- 3? : His family background is shrouded in
mystery.
'shroud-waving noun [U] {BrE) the practice of warning
about the bad effect on medical care if more money is not provided by the
government to pay for more doctors, hospitals, etc.
Shrove Tuesday /Jrauv
'tjuizdei; -di; NAmE Jrouv 'tu:z-/ noun [U, C] (in the
Christian Church) the day before the beginning of Lent tf 1§ 0 ( S^itA^Dlft HU—A
) — compare Mardi Gras, Pancake Day — see also Ash Wednesday
shrub /JrAb/
noun a large plant that is
smaller than a tree and that has several stems of wood coming from the ground M 7 Enn bush
shrubbery /’JrAbari/ noun [C, U] {pi. -ies) an area planted with
shrubs ffl
shrubby /'JrAbi/ adj, (of plants ||#J) liken shrub MM
Aft;
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shrug /JrAg/ verb (-gg-) [no passive] to raise
your shoulders and then drop them to show that you do not know or care about
sth ) : [V]
Sam
shrugged and said nothing. 7 A
0 [VN] ‘I don’t know,’ Anna replied,
shrugging her
shoulders. “ffcAMo ” &7-^0
►
shrug noun [usually sing.]: Andy gave a shrug. ‘It doesn’t matter.’” EHE shrug sth off/a
side to
treat sth as if it is not important AXE-
^ 0^; *7-itA77;
7---A75Ii^ Emdismiss: Shrugging off her injury, she played on. M77 fh, RzRt'if ItM o 0 He
shrugged aside suggestions that he resign. MAA7S£„ .shrug
sb/sth ’off/a way to push sb/sth back or
away with your shoulders H 7; XS)i&; X4ilr: Kevin shrugged off his jacket. sfJlAjPiSg—X4, 1ft X£ 7 ^ E o 0 She shrugged him away angrily.
‘How should I know?’ he shrugged.
shrunk pt, pp of shrink
shrunken /’XrAijkan/ adj. [usually before noun]
that has become smaller (and less attractive) ^ (ft ; 7 X£ ft cm wizened- a shrunken old woman 7®k-;$3A shtetl /'Jtetl/ noun a small Jewish town or
village in eastern Europe in the past ( Al&IBWft ) SfcAAH ( $
ATX )
shtick (also schtick) /Jtik/ noun [U, sing.] {especially NAmE) 1 a style of humour that is typical of a
particular performer ( 34#ft ) lili£JxlT&; ( iiUMft )
2
a particular ability that sb has #7; If 7ftA§l shtook (also schtuck) /Jtuk/ noun [U] IfflTl be in shtook {BrE, informal) to be in serious trouble
iSfiJ A$X
shtum (also schtum) /Xturn/ noun [U] IHTO1 keep/stay shtum {BrE, informal) to not speak ^ X# : Police have appealed for
witnesses, but it seems the locals are
keeping shtum. 3
AtlH^
shtup (also schtup) /Jtop/ verb [VN] {-pp-) {NAmE, slang) to have sex with sb % shuck/jAk/ noun, verb
a noun {NAmE) the outer covering of a
nut, plant, etc. or an oyster or a clam ( kjfei (
VS (ft ) M;
• verb [VN] {NAmE) to remove the shell
or covering of nuts, shellfish,
etc.
shucks/jAks/ exclamation
{old-fashioned, NAmE, informal) used to express embarrassment or
disappointment ( A
)
m verb 1 - (with sth) | ~ (at sth) to shake because you are
cold or frightened, or because of a strong feeling ( 0 ) !k&, XT®, $37 [V] Just thinking about the accident makes me
shudder.
^l<cAX4o
o Alone in the
car, she shuddered with fear, tfo—7AX335E7M, o I shuddered
at the thought of all the trouble I’d caused. — M 3\ 3% PU lft|$, o [V to inf] I shudder to think how
much this is all going to cost (= I don’t want to
think about it because it is too unpleasant). £!3lj&—#
7^5,
3%!fcAtA 2 [V] (of a vehicle, machine, etc. 3£il IJ4, Xiltl#) to shake very hard Jg4^1X4^1:
The
bus shuddered to a halt.
T7o
mnoun [usually sing.] 1 a shaking movement you make because you
are cold, frightened or disgusted ( 0 M
n. >^X4, XT®, a
shudder