MEANING/意义
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only used in 缩砂密Type character/汉字
shrink，contract; recoil，draw back; economize，reduce (the expense)Type verb/动词
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EXAMPLES/列句
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前列腺缩小
shrinking size of the prostate -
鼻粘膜萎缩
nasal mucosa atrophy
COMBINATIONS/组合
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缩写
abbreviation; abridge
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缩短
shorten，cut down，reduce (time，distance，etc.)
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缩减
cut，reduce (expense，pay，etc.)
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缩水
shrink (in the wash) ，shrink (of profits，etc.)
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缩小
reduce，narrow，shrink
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缩影
miniature，big picture in a nutshell，epitome (of something)
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收缩
contract，shrink; draw back，tighten up
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压缩
compress，condense，reduce
