缩[suō] 基本解释：
新英汉大词典：
- 缩[suō]
- 动词- （收缩） contract; shrink:
expand with heat and contract with cold;热胀冷缩
The suit has shrunk out of shape.那套衣服缩得走了样。
- （退缩） draw back; withdraw; recoil:withdraw one's hand back;把手缩回
huddle oneself up with cold;冷得缩成一团
- （减缩） economize:economize on food and clothing节衣缩食
- 名词- （姓氏） a surname:
Suo Gao缩高
以上内容来源于：《新汉英大辞典》
例句与用法：
The hot metal contracts as it cools (down).
The bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage claim in return for a shorter working week.
Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?
He had a tendency to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him.
The economy is shrinking instead of growing.
The contraction of muscle is a reaction of the body.
"I'll" is a contraction of "I will".
We are trying to reduce the problem to manageable proportions.
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