shrimped

/ʃrɪmpt/

Meanings

verb

捕虾, 捞虾

To fish for shrimp.

Examples :

"My uncle shrimped in the Gulf of Mexico for many years, providing for his family. "

我的叔叔在墨西哥湾捕虾多年，以此养家糊口。

verb

收缩，皱缩

To contract; to shrink.

Examples :

"The wool sweater shrimped significantly after I accidentally put it in the hot dryer. "

我不小心把这件羊毛衫放进了热烘干机，结果它缩水缩得很厉害。

physiology body

Related Words

shrimp noun

/ʃɹɪmp/

虾，虾米

"The chef used fresh shrimp in the pasta dish. "

厨师在意大利面里用了新鲜的虾。

providing verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

挣钱，养家糊口。

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资挣钱养家糊口是很困难的。

after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

后面的，以后的，随后的

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

课后活动项目是孩子们继续学习的好方法。

accidentally adverb

/ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li/

偶然地，意外地

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

他发现青霉素，很大程度上是偶然发生的。

significantly adverb

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntliː/

显著地, 明显地

"My study habits improved significantly after I started using a planner. "

自从我开始使用计划本后，我的学习习惯有了显著的提高。

years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

年，年度

"we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

我们一年前搬到了这个镇上；我正好是一年前戒的烟.

shrink noun

/ˈʃɹɪŋk/

收缩, 萎缩, 缩水

"The shrink in the fabric of the curtains caused them to bunch up oddly. "

窗帘布料的缩水导致它们不规则地堆在一起。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

sweater noun

/ˈswetə/ /ˈswɛtə/ /-ɾɚ/

毛衣，运动衫。

"Before going out for their run, the track team members put on their warm sweaters. "

赛跑队队员们在出去跑步前，都穿上了暖和的运动衫毛衣。

uncle noun

/ˈʌŋ.kəl/

伯父，叔父，舅父

"My uncle works at the school as a teacher. "

我叔叔在学校当老师。

dryer noun

/ˈdɹaɪə/ /ˈdɹaɪɚ/

烘干机，干燥器。

"The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth."

阳光和西北风是极好的大地干燥剂。

contract noun

/ˈkɒntɹækt/ /ˈkɑntɹækt/ /kənˈtɹækt/

合同，合约。

"Marriage is a contract."

婚姻也是一种契约，双方约定好共同生活的责任和义务。