• shrink: v (pt shrank or shrunk , pp shrunk) (cause sth to) become smaller, esp because of moisture or heat or cold （使某物）收缩（尤指因受潮﹑ 受热或受凉所致）; 萎缩: Will this shirt shrink in the wash? 这件衬衫洗後缩水吗? * Car sales have been shrinking (ie Fewer have been sold) recently. 汽车销量近来一直在下降. * The hot water shrank my pullover. 我的套头毛衣遇热水後收缩了.