縮水

對於開徵銷售稅，官員表示如果基本免稅額維持在十萬元，稅網不會縮小，但稅級和稅率可以調整。Our tax net will not shrink if we keep the basic allowance at HK$100,000。But adjustments can be made to the tax bands and the tax rate。 較早時，巴士司機就加薪的幅度與資方談判。有代表說收入縮減是巴士公司的錯。New World First Bus Staff Union director said the companies were to blame for shrinking revenues。

Shrink是「縮小、縮減」的意思。它是動詞，其他例子：Sales may shrink for stores selling fashion是「時裝店的銷售量可能縮減」，Numbers of butterflies are shrinking as the environment changes是「蝴蝶的數目因環境改變而在縮減」。它也可以解作「收縮、縮水」。例如：Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature是「如果你在水溫過高時洗毛衣，它會縮水」。