They could trace the growth and shrinkage of continental glaciers, even in parts of the ocean where there may have been no great change in temperature—around the equator, for example.(他們可以追蹤大陸冰川的生長和收縮，即使是在溫度變化不大的海洋區域——比如，赤道附近。)

The inefficiency of retailer suppliers, internal accounting errors and an increasing rate of employee theft all weigh in on India's high shrinkage score.(但印度方面無力解決零售供應詐騙，會計差錯，和日益增長的員工偷竊問題的現狀無疑是加重了其“縮水”的程度。)

And this shrinkage speeds up as we grow older, foreshadowing memory problems and dementias like Alzheimer's disease.(這種收縮隨著我們年齡的增長會加速，這就是出現記憶力問題和像阿耳茨海默氏病這樣的老年癡呆癥的征兆。)

The reality is that balance sheet shrinkage is best deferred until markets improve.(實際上，最好的選擇是等市場好轉之后再縮小資產負債表。)

That shrinkage, combined with the speed of expansion after the laser turned off, indicated that the lithium atoms had become magnetic.(激光關閉之后，收縮具備了膨脹的速度，表明鋰原子變成了磁性的。)

Walls. Inspect interior walls for shrinkage damage. Look for cracks in the drywall or plaster as well as gaps in the wood trim. Repair as needed.(墻壁。檢查一下內墻，看是否有干縮損壞。看看干式墻或墻上的石灰等是否有開裂，看看木包角是否有開裂，需要的話維修。)

The equity premium's shrinkage may have another reason.(股票溢價的縮水可能還有另一個理由。)

You can think of velocity as the rate of change in the progress curve, or the rate of growth or shrinkage of the Backlog.(您可以把速度理解為這個過程曲線的變化速率，或者是待完成工作增長或者收縮的速率。)

This month, Japan said its economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.3 percent from April through June. It was the third quarter of shrinkage in a row.(日本本月表示，今年4到6月份，日本經濟年化收縮了1.3%，這已經是日本經濟連續第三個季度收縮。)

An unfortunate paradox of globalization is that mutual understanding has not kept pace with global shrinkage.(不幸的是，全球化的矛盾之一就是世界雖然正在縮小，但相互之間的理解卻沒有相應地跟上。)

Businessmen who come into catering from outside find kitchen 'shrinkage' allowances breathtaking.