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缩水
suō shuǐ
Meaning
- to shrink (in the wash)
- fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
Definition
指纺织品浸水后收缩；比喻事物在数量、规模、价值等方面减少或缩小。
Refers to fabric shrinking after being immersed in water; metaphorically means reduction or shrinkage in quantity, scale, value, etc.
Usage
常用于描述衣物洗涤后变小，或资产、利润、市场份额等减少的情况。
Often used to describe clothes becoming smaller after washing, or a decrease in assets, profits, market share, etc.
Examples
- 1 这件羊毛衫洗过一次就缩水了，现在穿不下了。 (This wool sweater shrank after one wash, now it doesn't fit.)
- 2 由于市场不景气，公司今年的利润大幅缩水。 (Due to the sluggish market, the company's profits have shrunk significantly this year.)
- 3 预算缩水后，项目规模不得不缩减。 (After the budget was cut, the project scale had to be reduced.)
- 4 知识如果不常用，也会像布料一样缩水。 (Knowledge will also shrink like cloth if not used often.)
- 5 他的财富在金融危机中严重缩水。 (His wealth shrank severely during the financial crisis.)
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