"shrinkage" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 縮水
• 減少（庫存）

Definition

某物變小的過程或數量，尤其指材料（如衣物洗後）的變小，或者指零售等業務的庫存損失。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“shrinkage”既可指物理變小，如衣物縮水，也常用於商業領域，表示因偷竊、損壞或錯誤導致的庫存減少（“inventory shrinkage”）。不適用於人或動物。

Examples

Washing the sweater caused shrinkage.

洗毛衣導致了**縮水**。

Store managers try to reduce shrinkage from theft.

店長們努力減少因盜竊造成的**損耗**。

The fabric's shrinkage is written on the label.

布料的**縮水**寫在標籤上。

After so many washes, there's noticeable shrinkage in my T-shirts.

洗了這麼多次，我的T恤明顯**縮水**了。

Retailers lose billions each year to inventory shrinkage.

零售商每年因庫存**縮水**損失數十億美元。

"Is this normal shrinkage, or did I wash it wrong?" she asked, holding up the tiny sweater.

「這是正常的**縮水**，還是我洗錯了？」她舉起小毛衣問。