缩（縮）suō

Ⅰ  ❶ （收缩） contract; shrink: 热胀冷 ～ expand with heat and contract with cold; 那套衣服 ～ 得走了样。 The suit has shrunk out of shape. 这种布下水不 ～。 This cloth won't shrink when it's washed.
❷ （退缩） draw back; withdraw; recoil: 把手 ～ 回 withdraw one's hand back; 冷得 ～ 成一团 huddle oneself up with cold; 敌人 ～ 回去了。 The enemy has drawn back. 他把身子一 ～。 He shrank back (in shame, horror, etc.).
❸ （减缩） economize: 节衣 ～ 食 economize on food and clothing Ⅱ  （姓氏） a surname: ～ 高 Suo Gao
另见 see also sù。
◆缩编 cut down on staff number；
缩编本 abridged edition；
缩并[短] contraction; rejuvenation; transvection；
缩成一团 cuddle up in a heap — keep close together; be huddled up; huddle oneself up；
缩尺 contraction rule; shrinkage rule; shrink rule; reduced scale; scale；
缩短 shorten; curtail; cut down; cut; take-up; tuck; foreshortening; contraction; shortening; curtailing; shrinkage; shrinking；
缩放仪 pantograph；
缩合 {化} condensation；
缩减 reduce; cut; run-down; decrement; economization; reduction; reducing; diminution; lessening; impansion；
缩聚 polycondensation; condensation polymerization；
缩口 throat；
缩手 draw back one's hand; shrink (from doing sth.)；
缩手缩脚 shrink with cold; be overcautious; shrink from doing sth.; become irresolute and passive; not dare to act boldly; timid and flinching；
缩水 shrink；
缩头虫 bamboo worm; maldanid；
缩头缩脑 recoil in fear; be timid; be fainthearted; shrink from responsibility；
缩微 micro；
缩微胶卷 microfilm; microfilm strip；
缩微（胶）片 microform; microfilm; filmcard; bibliofilm；
缩小 reduce; lessen; narrow; shrink; reduction; contraction; minification; diminution；
缩写 {语} abbreviation; abridge；
缩印 reprint books in a reduced format；
缩影 epitome; miniature