shrink

縮む、減る

大きさや量が減ること。

やさしい英語で： To become smaller in size or amount.

• This shirt shrinks in hot water.
• The lake shrank during the dry summer.
• Our savings have shrunk since we moved.

使い方： shrink to something (The group shrank to just five members.); shrink by something (The population shrank by ten percent.)

類義語： contract, decrease

反対語： grow, expand

よく使う表現： shrink in size, shrink by half, shrink over time

縮める、小さくする

物の大きさや量を減らすこと。

やさしい英語で： To make something smaller in size or amount.

• Heat can shrink this fabric.
• She shrank the image to fit the page.
• Can we shrink the budget without cutting staff?

使い方： shrink something to something (I shrank the photo to half its original size.)

類義語： reduce

反対語： enlarge, expand

よく使う表現： shrink an image, shrink something down, shrink something to

身をすくめる、ひるむ

怖さや居心地の悪さから、後ずさりしたり体を縮めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To move back or make your body smaller because you are frightened or uncomfortable.

• The boy shrank back in fear.
• She shrank away when he reached for her.
• He shrank into a corner as the shouting grew louder.

使い方： shrink back from someone/something (The child shrank back from the barking dog.); shrink away from someone/something (She shrank away from his hand.)

類義語： cower, flinch, recoil

よく使う表現： shrink back, shrink away, shrink from someone

精神科医、心理療法士

心の問題を治療する医師や療法士を指すくだけた言葉。

やさしい英語で： A doctor or therapist who helps people with mental health problems.

• He sees a shrink every week.
• My shrink helped me manage my fear.
• She has spoken to several shrinks about her problems.

類義語： therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist

よく使う表現： see a shrink, talk to a shrink, my shrink