[suō]
[动]
（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。
This cloth won't shrink when it's washed.
这种布下水不缩。
（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
The enemy has drawn back.
敌人缩回去了。
He shrank back (in shame, horror, etc.).
他把身子一缩。
（减缩） economize
economize on food and clothing
节衣缩食
[名]
（姓氏） a surname
Suo Gao
缩高