- (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