- 1. contract; shrink
- ♦ 热胀冷~ expand with heat and contract with cold
- ♦ 这种布下水不~。 This cloth won't shrink when it's washed.
- 2. draw back; withdraw; recoil
- ♦ 他把身子一~。 He shrank back (in shame, horror, etc.).
- ♦ 冷得~成一团 huddle oneself up with cold
- ♦ 敌人~回去了。 The enemy has drawn back.