"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 • ...
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 • ...
(3) considerably, substantially
Kolokacji: 2
1. shrunk considerably = spowodowany kurczenie się znacznie shrunk considerably
  • Now that he was gone, their world had shrunk considerably.
  • But shipments began to shrink considerably by the end of the week, he said.
  • The trade deficit did indeed shrink considerably in this year's first quarter.
  • It has shrunk considerably as women have flooded into the work force.
  • The empire had shrunk considerably and there was no revolution.
  • However the population has shrunk considerably in recent years.
  • Your wounds are smaller than I'd expected, but then the target has shrunk considerably.
  • The fact that the school numbers had shrunk considerably was apparent by the size of the frames.
  • On important programs, the time devoted to entertainment features will shrink considerably if a war occurs.
  • At the same time, the small pool of money available for those rare purchases has shrunk considerably.
2. shrink substantially = psychoanalityk znacznie shrink substantially
(4) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2

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