shrinkage
🇬🇧 UK/'ʃriŋkidʒ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
The process or amount by which something shrinks or decreases in size.
收缩,缩水;收缩量
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishshrinkageother
=shrinkage
Common Collocations
- 1.fabric shrinkage织物缩水
- 2.inventory shrinkage库存损耗
- 3.shrinkage rate收缩率
- 4.economic shrinkage经济萎缩
Example Sentences
- 1.
Retailers lose billions of dollars each year due to inventory shrinkage.
- 2.
The shrinkage of the polar ice caps is a clear sign of climate change.