My sweater shrank in the wash.

我的毛衣缩水了。

People were short in those days – or else those military uniforms all shrank in the wash!

那个年代人们很矮–要么就是那些军装在洗涤时全都缩水了！

Astrogeologists suspect that these scarps having formed billions of years ago as the planet's surface cooled and shrank.

太空地质学家猜测这些陡坡是在几十亿年前当行星表面冷却收缩时开始形成的。

With the introduction of Apple's iPhone in the middle of that year, Nokia's market share shrank rapidly and revenue plunged.

在那一年年中，随着苹果 iPhone 的推出，诺基亚的市场份额迅速萎缩，收入大幅下降。

Its flagship stores in major U.S. cities depend heavily on international tourist spending, which shrank at many retailers due to a strong dollar.

它在美国主要城市的旗舰店在很大程度上依赖于国际旅游消费，由于美元走强，许多零售商的国际旅游消费出现萎缩。

He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching.

听见他们朝这边来，他退到墙根。

He shrank for fear, turned pale, and trembled.

他害怕得缩成一团，脸色苍白，浑身发抖。

As the city swallowed up large areas of countryside, farming lands shrank.

随着城市吞没大片农村，耕地变小了。

Specifically, paid time off, holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50% in the 1980s.

具体地说，带薪假、公共假期、病假在20世纪80年代缩减了50％。

He shrank cringingly to one side.

他卑躬屈膝地退缩到一边。

In 15 of the 50 states, it shrank.

50个州中有15个都出现负增长。

In 2009 its loan book shrank by 17%.

2009年其发放的贷款总额缩减了17%。

Their economy shrank last year by 8-10%.

但去年，他们的经济衰退了8 - 10%。

Frightened, she shrank down into her seat.

她害怕地在座椅上缩成一团。

Mr. Nathan shrank.

内森先生退缩了。

Agriculture and financial services also shrank.

农业和金融服务业也在缩水。

Last year the global luxury market shrank by 8%.

去年全球奢侈品市场缩水8%。

He kept his seat, and shrank closer to the fire.

他还坐着，向火炉那边更挨近些。

The economy shrank by 6.2% during the recession.

经济萧条期间，经济衰退了6.2%。

In 1998, the worst year, the economy shrank by 2%.

在最糟糕的1998年，经济倒退了2%。

Between 1950 and 2008 its population shrank by 58%.

从1950年到2008年间，其人口减少了58%。

Although its exports shrank, they have recovered quickly.

虽然出口下降了，但是他们恢复得还是很快的。

The economy shrank for only two quarters and is now growing again.

巴经济只衰退了两个季度，现又开始增长。

The boy shrank into a corner when the bully threatened to beat him.

恶棍威胁说要揍那男孩,男孩便退缩到一个角落里。

Household spending shrank in each of the year's first two quarters.

今年前两个季度的家庭开支均出现下滑。

Meanwhile the chances of AIG being able to repay the loan also shrank.

与此同时，AIG偿还贷款的可能性也在下降。

But in two patients the cells stuck it out, and in those two the tumours shrank.

但是在两个病人的细胞里表现得很突出，而且这两个人的肿瘤都收缩了。

The economy shrank by 5% last year, the biggest fall since the Great Depression.

经济去年缩水了5%，是从大萧条以来最大的下降。

That shrank the vital ice bridge to just 984 yards at its narrowest location.

这已使这个极为重要的冰桥在其最狭窄的位置上收缩到只剩984码了。