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单词 shrinkage
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shrinkage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈʃrɪŋ.kɪdʒ/us
/ˈʃrɪŋ.kɪdʒ/
areductionin thesizeof something, or theprocessofbecomingsmaller:
缩水；萎缩；减少
Syntheticfabricsare lesssusceptibleto shrinkage thannaturalones.化纤布料比天然布料不易缩水。
ResearchincreasinglyshowsasubstantialthinningofArcticiceand 5percentshrinkage initsoverallcover.越来越多的研究显示北冰洋的冰层严重变薄，总覆盖面积减少了百分之五。
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(Definition ofshrinkagefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

shrinkage| American Dictionary

shrinkage
noun[U]
us
/ˈʃrɪŋ·kɪdʒ/
theactorprocessofbecomingsmaller:
Financialsupportfor theuniversityhasundergonesubstantialshrinkage.
(Definition ofshrinkagefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

shrinkage| Business English

shrinkage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/us
theprocessoramountby which somethingbecomessmalleror less:
Conservatives are nothappyabout theprivatesector's shrinkage and thepublicsector'sexpansion.
shrinkage in sthApermanentshrinkage insupplieswouldseverelydamagetoday's oil-basedeconomy.
shrinkage of sthHeexpectsemploymenttogrowby 1.9% thisyearcomparedto a shrinkage of 0.4% lastyear.
sales/deficit/brand shrinkageTwoyearsofdouble-digitsalesshrinkage havehurttheindustry.
COMMERCE
thelossofgoodsforsalebecause ofdamage,stealing, etc.:
The retailer'sstoresloseabout $1m aweekfrom shrinkage.
inventory/stockshrinkage
(Definition ofshrinkagefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshrinkage

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Why should we then enforceshrinkageif the data provide evidence that some special high-frequency components are statistically significant or unlikely to be noise?
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The nuclei of some of them express signs ofshrinkageand pyknotic degeneration.
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There had been notableshrinkagein the community over the years, evidenced by many closed shops.
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Although induction chemotherapy can produce tumourshrinkage, benefit in terms of local control and survival has been generally disappointing.
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The demand for estate hands was, of course, insufficient to offset theshrinkageof farm work.
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Section 4 introduces nonlinear estimation (nonlinearshrinkageto be more exact) and the powerful concept of oracle inequality.
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In addition to the problem of collapse, all lung specimens had been fixed in formalin, which can produce tissueshrinkageof up to 30%.
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Enucleation caused more columnshrinkagethan eyelid suture at age 5 weeks.
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Magnetic resonance imaging using echoplanar imaging may eventually be able to differentiate betweenshrinkageand plateauing in growth with serial, accurate tumour/organ volume measurements.
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For example, there isshrinkageassociated with the change of state (from liquid to solid).
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In my model, persistent payment uncertainty, not actual disruption of credit chains, causesshrinkageof the division of labor.
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The same period witnessed the greatestshrinkageof fishing space available to the traditional fishermen because of the proliferation of mechanized boats.
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This could potentially obviate the need for detailed calculations in the practical matter of estimating poreshrinkagetimes for a given packing.
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Shrinkageof the molten metal within the mould occurs as it solidifies because of the greater density of solid to molten metal.
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Shrinkagetechniques and use of currency as the money variable in our models led to improved forecasts.
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