📉contraction (kòntràkshèn)

noun
kənˈtrækʃən
收缩 (shōusuō)

含义

The process of becoming smaller; a decrease in size or quantity.
含义翻译
变小的过程;大小或数量的减少。
Biàn xiǎo de guòchéng; dàxiǎo huò shùliàng de jiǎnshǎo.

例句

The economic contraction resulted in a rise in unemployment.

经济收缩导致失业率上升。
Jīngjì shōusuō dǎozhì shīyè lǜ shàngshēng.

同义词

shrinkage, reduction

反义词

expansion, growth

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