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The EU’s next five decades, on the other hand, will see the baby boomers moving into retirement, leaving a shrunken labor force with the heavy burden of supporting their elders’ health care and pension needs.而在另一方面,欧盟的下一个五十年中,婴儿潮一代人步入退休,缩减了劳动力数量,这些人还要担负老年人医疗和养老金需求的沉重负担。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 01.11.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 01.11.2010
The first baby boomers have reached retirement age, and the labor force will soon be shrinking in most parts of Europe.首批婴儿潮已经到达退休年龄,劳动力在欧洲的大部分地区将会马上萎缩。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010
China’s Incredible Shrinking Economy中国令人难以置信的经济规模收缩© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011
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shrink
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | shrank, shrunk |
Imperative | shrink |
Present Participle (Participle I) | shrinking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | shrunk, shrunken |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shrink | we shrink |
you shrink | you shrink |
he/she/it shrinks | they shrink |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am shrinking | we are shrinking |
you are shrinking | you are shrinking |
he/she/it is shrinking | they are shrinking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have shrunk, shrunken | we have shrunk, shrunken |
you have shrunk, shrunken | you have shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it has shrunk, shrunken | they have shrunk, shrunken |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been shrinking | we have been shrinking |
you have been shrinking | you have been shrinking |
he/she/it has been shrinking | they have been shrinking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shrank, shrunk | we shrank, shrunk |
you shrank, shrunk | you shrank, shrunk |
he/she/it shrank, shrunk | they shrank, shrunk |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was shrinking | we were shrinking |
you were shrinking | you were shrinking |
he/she/it was shrinking | they were shrinking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had shrunk, shrunken | we had shrunk, shrunken |
you had shrunk, shrunken | you had shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it had shrunk, shrunken | they had shrunk, shrunken |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been shrinking | we had been shrinking |
you had been shrinking | you had been shrinking |
he/she/it had been shrinking | they had been shrinking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will shrink | we shall/will shrink |
you will shrink | you will shrink |
he/she/it will shrink | they will shrink |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be shrinking | we shall/will be shrinking |
you will be shrinking | you will be shrinking |
he/she/it will be shrinking | they will be shrinking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have shrunk, shrunken | we shall/will have shrunk, shrunken |
you will have shrunk, shrunken | you will have shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it will have shrunk, shrunken | they will have shrunk, shrunken |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shrinking | we shall/will have been shrinking |
you will have been shrinking | you will have been shrinking |
he/she/it will have been shrinking | they will have been shrinking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would shrink | we should/would shrink |
you would shrink | you would shrink |
he/she/it would shrink | they would shrink |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be shrinking | we should/would be shrinking |
you would be shrinking | you would be shrinking |
he/she/it would be shrinking | they would be shrinking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have shrunk, shrunken | we should/would have shrunk, shrunken |
you would have shrunk, shrunken | you would have shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it would have shrunk, shrunken | they would have shrunk, shrunken |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been shrinking | we should/would have been shrinking |
you would have been shrinking | you would have been shrinking |
he/she/it would have been shrinking | they would have been shrinking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am shrunk, shrunken | we are shrunk, shrunken |
you are shrunk, shrunken | you are shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it is shrunk, shrunken | they are shrunk, shrunken |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being shrunk, shrunken | we are being shrunk, shrunken |
you are being shrunk, shrunken | you are being shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it is being shrunk, shrunken | they are being shrunk, shrunken |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been shrunk, shrunken | we have been shrunk, shrunken |
you have been shrunk, shrunken | you have been shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it has been shrunk, shrunken | they have been shrunk, shrunken |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was shrunk, shrunken | we were shrunk, shrunken |
you were shrunk, shrunken | you were shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it was shrunk, shrunken | they were shrunk, shrunken |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being shrunk, shrunken | we were being shrunk, shrunken |
you were being shrunk, shrunken | you were being shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it was being shrunk, shrunken | they were being shrunk, shrunken |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been shrunk, shrunken | we had been shrunk, shrunken |
you had been shrunk, shrunken | you had been shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it had been shrunk, shrunken | they had been shrunk, shrunken |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be shrunk, shrunken | we shall/will be shrunk, shrunken |
you will be shrunk, shrunken | you will be shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it will be shrunk, shrunken | they will be shrunk, shrunken |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shrunk, shrunken | we shall/will have been shrunk, shrunken |
you will have been shrunk, shrunken | you will have been shrunk, shrunken |
he/she/it will have been shrunk, shrunken | they will have been shrunk, shrunken |