the process of becoming smaller in size; the amount by which sth becomes smaller 收缩；减少；收缩量◆the shrinkage of the export market 出口市场的萎缩◆These cotton shirts are oversized to allow for shrinkage. 考虑到有可能缩水，这些棉质衬衫的尺寸都偏大。
() ( ˈleakage) the amount of goods that a business loses because they have been damaged, stolen, etc. （破损、被盗等的）损耗◆If they reduced waste and cut out shrinkage, the store could be very profitable. 如果他们减少浪费，再除去货物的损耗量，这家商店的盈利会很可观。