[shōu suō]
(由大变小; 由长变短) contract; shrink
									
										contract a muscle
										使肌肉收缩
									
									
									
										Low temperature contracts metals.
										低温使金属收缩。
									
									
									
										Will this soap shrink woolen clothes?
										这肥皂会使毛织品收缩吗?
									
									(紧缩) concentrate one's forces; draw back
									
										The enemy drew back into a few fortified points.
										敌人收缩到几个据点里。
									
									take-up; [数] striction; [英] cissing; crawling; [德] zuckung; contraction; piping; [工] shrinkage; [动, 医, 植] systole; earnings; takings