亚洲网紅露点

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shrinkage

[ shring-kij ]

noun

  1. the act or fact of shrinking.
  2. the amount or degree of shrinking.
  3. reduction or depreciation in quantity, value, etc.
  4. contraction of a fabric in finishing or washing.
  5. the difference between the original weight of livestock and that after it has been prepared for marketing.
  6. Commerce. loss of merchandise through breakage, pilferage, shoplifting, etc.


shrinkage

/ 藞蕛谤瑟艐办瑟诲萧 /

noun

  1. the act or fact of shrinking
  2. the amount by which anything decreases in size, value, weight, etc
  3. the loss in body weight during shipment and preparation of livestock for marketing as meat
  4. the loss of merchandise in a retail store through theft or damage
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of shrinkage1

First recorded in 1790鈥1800; shrink + -age
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鈥淲e鈥檝e actually seen some slippage and shrinkage in the last couple of months.鈥

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This led to the significant shrinkage of tumors before standard chemotherapy was administered.

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However you want to describe what鈥檚 going on in the Hollywood economy right now, there are potentially brutal long-term consequences of the entertainment industry鈥檚 shrinkage.

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While higher temperatures increase glacier melt, temporarily boosting oases' water supplies, "as glaciers gradually disappear, the yield of meltwater will eventually decrease, leading to the shrinkage of oases once again," Gui said.

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As if this movement is not bad enough, the swelling or shrinkage is not at all equal across the length, thickness and width of any given piece of lumber.

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