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Maybe your tongue is shrinking. Nope.
也许是你的舌头缩水了。没有。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 6》《生活大爆炸 第六季》
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More jobs, more insured, a growing economy, Shrinking deficits, bustling industry, booming energy.
更多的就业岗位，更多的投保人，不断增长的经济，削减中的赤字，蒸蒸日上的工业，蓬勃发展中的能源产业。
《Your Weekly Address》《奥巴马每周电视讲话》
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And with my breakthrough shrinking inorganic material, I thought, could it be possible to shrink a person?
随着我在非有机材料缩小技术上有所突破，我就在想，缩小人类是否可行？
《Ant-Man》《蚁人》
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But deflation would make people want to hold onto their money, and a decrease in consumer spending would reduce business profits, leading to more unemployment and a further decrease in spending, causing the economy to keep shrinking.
然而，通货紧缩会让人不愿花钱，减少消费支出，造成商业利润下跌，失业率升高，进一步重挫消费，导致经济不断紧缩。
《TED-Ed》《TED教育》
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But deflation would make people want to hold onto their money, and a decrease in consumer spending would reduce business profits, leading to more unemployment and a further decrease in spending, causing the economy to keep shrinking.
然而，通货紧缩会让人不愿花钱，减少消费支出，造成商业利润下跌，失业率升高，进一步重挫消费，导致经济不断紧缩。
《TED-Ed》《TED教育》
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shrinking violet
极其害羞的人；谦卑的人
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a shrinking violet
(指羞怯的人)
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rapidly shrinking
迅速缩小；迅速萎缩；迅速减少
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shrinking research funds
缩减的研究基金
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shrinking labor pool
缩小的劳动力市场；萎缩的劳动力资源
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rapidly shrinking community
快速缩减的群体；急速缩小的社区
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In the face of a shrinking budget, this event was still very successful.
在预算缩减的情况下，这场活动依然办得很成功。
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He threw away the shrinking dress.
他扔掉了那件缩水的衣服。
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The government has formulated a series of policies to stimulate the shrinking economy.
政府制定了一系列政策来刺激收缩的经济。
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A couple of things. For one, we’ve got a shrinking workforce and an aging population.
几方面的原因吧。一个是，我们的劳动力在逐渐萎缩，人口进入老龄化。
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Sony has also led the way in shrinking the size of compact-disc players.
索尼公司在缩小CD播放机尺寸方面也处于领先地位。
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She swallowed one of the cakes, and was delighted to find that she began shrinking directly.
她吞了其中一块蛋糕，接着，高兴地发现自己马上开始缩小了。
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If you make the changes above and your waistline isn't shrinking, a standup desk may be the answer.
如果作了以上改变，而腰围还没有缩小，一台立式电脑桌可能是答案。
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The market for their products is shrinking.
市场对他们产品的需求在减少。
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When it comes to expressing himself he is no shrinking violet.
他表达自己看法时一点都不羞涩。
词根 shrink
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shrunken adj. 缩小的，缩拢的 v. 收缩，缩短（shrink的过去分词）
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shrink n. 收缩 vi. 收缩；畏缩 vt. 使缩小，使收缩
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shrinkage n. 收缩；减低
1. 歌曲: Shrinking\n歌手: Youth Brigade\n语言: 英语\n所属专辑: To Sell the Truth\n发行日期: 1996-12-02