Word · Frequency #21736
shrinkage
收缩；缩小；减少；收缩量
核心释义
The act or process of becoming smaller or less, or the amount by which something shrinks.
- 1.
收缩的行为或收缩的比例。
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
- 2.
变小或减少的过程或结果
process or result of becoming less or smaller
- 3.
物体收缩的量
the amount by which something shrinks
- 4.
在商店中偷窃陈列商品的行为
the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
偷窃陈列商品；店内盗窃；收缩的行为或收缩的比例。；变小或减少的过程或结果；物体收缩的量；在商店中偷窃陈列商品的行为
用法In use
The hot water caused significant shrinkage of the cotton fabric.
用法提示：shrinkage 是不可数名词，表示物体收缩的过程或程度。
Retailers often lose money because of shrinkage from shoplifting.
用法提示：shrinkage 在商业语境中指商店因盗窃而损失的商品量。
The report noted a 10% shrinkage in the local bee population.
用法提示：shrinkage 表示缩减的比例，常与百分比搭配。
the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage
shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting
shrinkage of [percentage/amount]
shrinkage of 后接具体的比例或数量，表示缩小了多少。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- inventory shrinkage
- 库存损耗
- The company reduced inventory shrinkage by installing security cameras.该公司通过安装监控摄像头减少了库存损耗。
- shrinkage rate
- 收缩率
- The shrinkage rate of the metal rod was measured after cooling.冷却后测量了金属棒的收缩率。
- thermal shrinkage
- 热收缩
- Thermal shrinkage causes the plastic film to wrinkle when heated.热收缩导致塑料薄膜在加热时起皱。
- shrinkage allowance
- 收缩余量
- The engineer calculated a shrinkage allowance of three millimeters for the metal part.工程师为这个金属零件计算出了3毫米的收缩余量。
- shrinkage defect
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：shrink（缩水）+ -age（结果）→ 变小的过程或量；商店里商品被偷，货架也会‘缩水’。想想缩水的毛衣或变空的货架。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：material or object shrinking、retail inventory loss shrinkage 在一般语境中属于中性表达，多用于技术或日常描述；在商业（尤其零售库存）语境中常带正式色彩，有时也是委婉说法。具体使用时需结合语境判断，不能一概而论。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示具体收缩量时常用 a shrinkage of + 数字/百分比；表示商店失窃时常与 retail、inventory 等词搭配。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 shrinkage /ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/ 真正押韵的是 linkage /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/（重读元音及后续音均为 /ɪŋkɪdʒ/）。注意 package、village、storage、wreckage 虽以 -age 结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵；garage 常读作 /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/，结尾是 /ɑːʒ/，与 /ɪdʒ/ 也不同。
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