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shrinkage

美['ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] 英['ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ]

n. 收缩；减少；损失；损耗

近义词：reduction，contraction，diminution，compression，decrease，decline，fall，drop，disappearance，shrinking，shoplifting，

Noun

process or result of becoming less or smaller;
"the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"
the amount by which something shrinks
the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store;
"shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"

用作名词(n.)

As a result of shrinkage,the shirt is now too small to wear.由于洗后缩小，那件衬衫现在小得不能穿了。
She bought a slightly larger size to allow for shrinkage.她买了一件尺码稍大的以备缩水。
There has been some shrinkage in our export trade.我们的出口贸易量已有些减少。
Pollution led to a shrinkage of grasslands.污染导致了草地的减少。

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