"shrink" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

shrink verbo

shrink + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 8

shrink tumors • shrink government • shrink the Kids • shrink one's work force • shrink the size • ...

verbo + shrink

Kolokacji: 6

seem to shrink • begin to shrink • continue to shrink • cause to shrink • begin shrinking • ...

Kolokacji: 3

Grup znaczeniowych: 2

(1) seem, begin, continue

Kolokacji: 4

1. seem to shrink = wydawaj się psychoanalitykowi seem to shrink

He wasn't looking at his wife, but she seemed to shrink away from him.
The next moment they seemed to shrink to pin points.
And yet - it never seemed to shrink much, either.
The whole universe seemed to shrink in upon them to the ground directly at his feet.
From the waist up he seemed to shrink a little as the news hit him.
He put a hand up to her shoulder, but she seemed almost to shrink away from his touch.
During that time, he seemed to shrink in his chair and age ten years before West's eyes.
He sat down in his central chair, seemed to shrink into himself a little.
A small man, his body seemed to shrink even further before Clark's eyes.
The shadow seemed to shrink away from him, but she didn't answer.

2. begin to shrink = zacznij do psychoanalityka begin to shrink

3. continue to shrink = kontynuuj do psychoanalityka continue to shrink

4. begin shrinking = zacznij kurczyć się begin shrinking

(2) cause, help

Kolokacji: 2

shrink + preposición

Kolokacji: 30

shrink from • shrink by • shrink into • shrink down • shrink to • ...

shrink + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 27

shrink away • shrink rapidly • shrink further • shrink dramatically • steadily shrink • ...

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