"shrank" in Chinese (Traditional)
縮小了縮水了
Definition
“Shrank”是“shrink”的過去式,表示某物變小、縮水或數量減少,通常是自然而然發生的變化。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Shrank”只作“shrink”的過去式用法。常用於形容衣服洗後變小,或物體縮小。不能作形容詞,僅表上一動作。
Examples
My sweater shrank in the wash.
我的毛衣洗完後**縮水了**。
The balloon shrank as the air came out.
氣球放氣後**縮小了**。
The ice cube shrank as it melted.
冰塊融化時**變小了**。
After being left in the sun, the plastic bottle shrank and changed shape.
塑膠瓶在陽光下放了一會兒後**縮小變形了**。
He was surprised at how much his jeans shrank after drying them on high heat.
他很驚訝牛仔褲在高溫烘乾後**縮水了**這麼多。
Attendance at the event shrank once the rain started.
一開始下雨,活動的出席人數就**減少了**。