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收敛
shōu liǎn
Meaning
- to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc)
- to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish
Definition
收敛：本义指收拢、聚集，引申为约束、克制、减弱或不再张扬。
To converge, restrain, shrink, or become reserved; to cease being ostentatious or excessive.
Usage
多用于形容行为、情绪、态度或事物发展态势由外放转向内收、由激烈转向平缓。
Often used to describe a shift in behavior, emotion, attitude, or trend from outward or intense to restrained or subdued.
Examples
- 1 在公众场合，我们应该收敛自己的言行。 (In public, we should restrain our words and actions.)
- 2 他的脾气最近收敛了不少。 (His temper has become much more restrained recently.)
- 3 公司决定收敛扩张步伐，先巩固现有市场。 (The company decided to slow down expansion and first consolidate existing markets.)
- 4 到了秋天，树叶开始收敛水分。 (In autumn, leaves begin to shrink and lose moisture.)
- 5 经过老师的提醒，他收敛了骄傲的态度。 (After the teacher's reminder, he toned down his arrogant attitude.)
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