Question

谁能帮我用英语解释一下shrinkage/shrink。谢谢！

老外问我什么是材料的shrinkage，我没能到位的解释。反而把自己高糊涂了。如果有英语强人，语言能力强人，希望半个忙，谢谢，帮我解释一下！

Answer 1

shrinkage ['�0�6ri�0�7kid�0�1] n. 收缩；减低

SHRINKAGE： 缩水；缩孔；收缩；收缩量shrink
不及物动词 vi.
1.
收缩,缩短,皱缩
This dress material shrinks in the wash.
这种衣料一洗要缩水。
2.
退缩,畏怯
The boy shrank into a corner when the bully threatened to beat him.
恶棍威胁说要揍那男孩,男孩便退缩到一个角落里。
3.
变小,变少,变瘦
When his influence began to shrink, his wealth also decreased.
当他的影响缩小时,他的财富也减少了。
4.
回避,退避[(+from)]
She shrinks from meeting strangers.
她怕见生人。

及物动词 vt.
1.
使收缩,使皱缩
Hot water shrinks wool.
热水会使羊毛皱缩。
2.
使缩小,使变瘦
Shortage of hands has shrunk our plant's yearly output.
人手不足已使我们厂的年产量减少。

名词 n.
1.
收缩[C][U]
2.
畏缩[C][U]
3.
【美】【俚】精神科医师[C]

Answer 2

shrinkage：
the act of shrinking, or the amount that something shrinks.Example:Pollution led to a shrinkage of grasslands.

Answer 3

长见识了。在网上查了也是没有具体解释。上面有人说是缩水，跟搜查的差不多。

Answer 4

收缩，缩水

Answer 5

That's right.