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shrinkage

UK /ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/US /ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/

词源

源自中古英语 'shrinken'(收缩)加名词后缀 '-age',最早记录于15世纪。

noun

❶ 指物体因干燥、冷却或其他原因导致的体积或尺寸缩小,常见于材料、织物或食品等领域。

“The shrinkage of the sweater after washing made it too small to wear.”

(毛衣洗后缩水,变得太小没法穿了。)

“Concrete shrinkage can cause cracks in the building structure.”

(混凝土收缩可能导致建筑结构出现裂缝。)

❶ 在商业中特指库存因盗窃、损坏或记录错误等原因造成的非正常减少。

“The store installed cameras to reduce shrinkage from shoplifting.”

(商店安装了摄像头以减少因偷窃造成的库存损耗。)

“Annual inventory showed a 2% shrinkage rate this year.”

(年度盘点显示今年库存损耗率为2%。)

同义词:contraction, reduction, diminution

常见短语

thermal shrinkage — 指材料因温度变化导致的收缩现象,常见于工程和制造领域。

“Engineers must consider thermal shrinkage when designing metal bridges.”

(工程师设计金属桥梁时必须考虑热收缩因素。)

shrinkage limit — 土壤科学术语,指土壤从塑性状态过渡到半固态时的含水量临界点。

“The soil test determined the shrinkage limit of the clay sample.”

(土壤测试确定了黏土样本的缩限含水量。)