「縮める」を英語で
英語では
retract
意味
日本語での説明伸ばした部分を、元のケースや本体に戻すこと。
英語での説明To pull or slide something long back into the case or the part it came out of.
類義語 (日本語): 戻す, 引っ込める
例文
The tape measure won't retract all the way now that the tape's kinked.
I reached into the toolbox without looking, and of course nobody had retracted the blade on the box cutter.
The belt on this queue barrier won't retract.