shōu suō

收 缩

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HSK6 NHSK 789－3 MCT

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1
v.contract; shrink; reduce
- zhè zhǒng bù yù shuǐ yào shōu suō
  这种布遇水要收缩。
  This kind of cloth shrinks when it's washed.
- shòu rè péng zhàng yù lěng shōu suō
  受热膨胀，遇冷收缩。
  Expand when heated, contract when cold.
- féi zào huì shǐ máo zhī pǐn shōu suō ma
  肥皂会使毛织品收缩吗？
  Will this soap shrink woolen clothes?
synonym
suō xiǎo缩小 jǐn suō紧缩
antonym
péng zhàng膨胀 shēn zhǎn伸展 shēn zhāng伸张
2
v.draw back; cut back; concentrate one's forces; tighten up
- zī jīn duǎn quē dǎo zhì quán miàn shōu suō zhàn xiàn
  资金短缺导致全面收缩战线。
  The shortage of funds led to a general contraction of the front.
- jiē xià lai de jǐ nián wǒ men yào shōu suō kāi zhī
  接下来的几年，我们要收缩开支。
  Over the next few years, we're going to cut expenditures.
- dí rén shōu suō dào jǐ gè jù diǎn li
  敌人收缩到几个据点里。
  The enemy drew back into a few fortified points.
synonym
jǐn suō紧缩
antonym
péng zhàng膨胀
3
v.systole; cissing; contraction; crawling
- jīn shǔ lěng què shí shōu suō
  金属冷却时收缩
  the contraction of metal as it cools

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