shrink的过去分词shrunk, shrunken的区别
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shrunk, shrunken这一对词原来都是动词shrink的过去分词，现在只用shrunk作过去分词，而shrunken则用作形容词，它们都表示“收缩的”、“皱缩的”之意。shrunken是定语形容词，用在名词之前。例：
My gums have shrunk.
我的牙龈已经收缩。
My hat has shrunk so much that it no longer fits me.
这顶帽收缩得很厉害，我戴不了啦。
Facing high inflation and heavy taxation, the worker can hardly live on their shrunken wages.
面对高通涨及重税，工人难以以收缩了的工资为生。
与之类似区别的词有sunk和sunken。这两个字都是sink的过去分词，表示“沉下”、“下陷”之意，但前者用作动词，而后者则用作定语形容词，放在它所修饰的名词之前。如：
The ship has sunk quickly in the waves.
The ship was sunk by a torpedo.
a sunken basement下陷的地下室
a sunken ship沉没之船
sunken eyes (cheeks)凹陷的眼睛(脸颊)
