缩[suō]

动

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.