shrinkage

名词 shrinkage:

1. process or result of becoming less or smaller
   同义词：shrinking
2. the amount by which something shrinks
3. the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
   同义词：shoplifting

1. As a result of shrinkage, the shirt is now too small to wear.
   由于洗后缩小，那件衬衫现在小得不能穿了。
2. Shrinkage or contraction of the protoplasm away from the wall of a living plant or bacterial cell, caused by loss of water through osmosis.
   胞质皱缩通过渗透作用由于缺水引起的活植细胞或细菌的细胞质的皱缩或收缩，并与细胞壁分离