18 sentences for 缩 (suō — to shrink)

1. 多谢你帮我把问题缩小范围。

   duō​xiè nǐ bāng wǒ bǎ wèn​tí suō xiǎo fàn​wéi.

   Thank you for helping me narrow down the problem.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 老师让我把报告缩短为一页。

   lǎo​shī ràng wǒ bǎ bào​gào suō duǎn wéi yī yè.

   My teacher asked me to shorten the report to one page.

   Source: UM-Corpus: Education

3. 我们没有时间了，不得不缩短采访。

   wǒ​men méi​yǒu shí​jiān le, bù​dé​bù suō duǎn cǎi​fǎng.

   We ran out of time and had to cut short the interview.

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 连续不断地充电将缩短电池寿命。

   lián​xù​bù​duàn de chōng diàn jiāng suō duǎn diàn​chí shòu​mìng.

   Continuous charging will shorten battery life.

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 平均而言，吸烟会使您的寿命缩短至少10年。

   píng​jūn ér​yán, xī yān huì shǐ nín de shòu​mìng suō duǎn zhì​shǎo10 nián.

   On average, smoking reduces your life span by at least 10 years.

   Source: CCMatrix

6. 打字将缩小选项列表的范围。

   dǎ zì jiāng suō xiǎo xuǎn​xiàng liè​biǎo de fàn​wéi.

   Typing will narrow down the list of options.

   Source: CCMatrix

7. 这四个标准帮助我们缩小我们的名单。

   zhè sì ge biāo​zhǔn bāng​zhù wǒ​men suō xiǎo wǒ​men de míng​dān.

   These four criteria helped us narrow down our list.

   Source: CCMatrix

8. 在最近卖掉他们的房屋以缩小规模之后，这对夫妇正在租一套公寓。

   zài zuì​jìn mài diào tā​men de fáng​wū yǐ suō xiǎo guī​mó zhī​hòu, zhè duì fū​fù zhèng​zài zū yī​tào gōng​yù.

   After recently selling their home to downsize, the couple is renting an apartment.

   Source: CCMatrix

9. 所有金属遇热膨胀，遇冷收缩。

   suǒ​yǒu jīn​shǔ yù rè péng​zhàng, yù lěng shōu​suō.

   All metals expand with heat and contract with cold.

   Source: AI Challenger 2017

10. 收缩你的下巴。

    shōu​suō nǐ de xià​ba.

    Tuck your chin.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

11. 我身体的每一块肌肉都收缩了。

    wǒ shēn​tǐ de měi yī kuài jī​ròu dōu shōu​suō le.

    Every muscle in my body contracted.

    Source: CCMatrix

12. 太平洋正在萎缩。

    tài​píng​yáng zhèng​zài wěi​suō.

    The Pacific Ocean is shrinking.

    Source: CCMatrix

13. 我可以感觉到毛孔在缩紧。

    wǒ kě​yǐ gǎn​jué dào máo​kǒng zài suō jǐn.

    I can feel my pores tightening.

    Source: AI Challenger 2017

14. 亚马逊雨林正在以惊人的速度萎缩。

    yà​mǎ​xùn yǔ​lín zhèng​zài yǐ jīng​rén de sù​dù wěi​suō.

    The Amazon rainforest is shrinking at an alarming rate.

    Source: CCMatrix

15. 我讨厌浓缩咖啡。

    wǒ tǎo​yàn nóng​suō​kā​fēi.

    I hate espresso.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

16. 城堡浓缩了900年的英国历史。

    chéng​bǎo nóng​suō le900 nián de yīng​guó lì​shǐ.

    The castle encapsulates 900 years of British history.

    Source: CCMatrix

17. 当地人喜欢将这个半岛描述为“冰岛的缩影”。

    dāng​dì​rén xǐ​huan jiāng zhè​ge bàn​dǎo miáo​shù wéi“ bīng​dǎo de suō​yǐng”.

    Locals like to describe this peninsula as “Iceland in miniature”.

    Source: CCMatrix

18. 当人们来共进晚餐时，我会拉出我的可伸缩餐桌。

    dāng rén​men lái gòng jìn wǎn​cān shí, wǒ huì lā chū wǒ​de kě shēn​suō cān​zhuō.

    When people come over for dinner, I pull out my extendable dining room table.

    Source: CCMatrix