在英语中，当描述一个空间变小时，可以使用以下表达方式：
"shrink"：缩小，减小
"contract"：收缩，缩小
这两个动词都可以用来描述空间变小的情况。例如：
The room shrank as the walls moved closer together. (房间随着墙壁靠近而缩小。)
The balloon contracted as the air inside cooled. (气球随着内部空气冷却而缩小。)
来源：
"shrink" 来源于古英语 "scrincan"，意思是"收缩，皱缩"。
"contract" 来源于拉丁语 "contractus"，意思是"收缩，缩小"。
下面是一些其他的例句：
The dress was too big, so I had to have it altered to shrink the sleeves. (这件裙子太大了，所以我不得不让人缩短袖子。)
The ice on the pond contracted as the temperature rose. (池塘上的冰随着气温升高而缩小。)
The company's profits have shrunk due to increased competition. (由于竞争加剧，公司的利润减小了。)
As he grew older, his clothes began to contract, no longer fitting him properly. (随着年龄增长，他的衣服开始缩小，不再合适他穿了。)
"shrink"：缩小，减小
"contract"：收缩，缩小
这两个动词都可以用来描述空间变小的情况。例如：
The room shrank as the walls moved closer together. (房间随着墙壁靠近而缩小。)
The balloon contracted as the air inside cooled. (气球随着内部空气冷却而缩小。)
来源：
"shrink" 来源于古英语 "scrincan"，意思是"收缩，皱缩"。
"contract" 来源于拉丁语 "contractus"，意思是"收缩，缩小"。
下面是一些其他的例句：
The dress was too big, so I had to have it altered to shrink the sleeves. (这件裙子太大了，所以我不得不让人缩短袖子。)
The ice on the pond contracted as the temperature rose. (池塘上的冰随着气温升高而缩小。)
The company's profits have shrunk due to increased competition. (由于竞争加剧，公司的利润减小了。)
As he grew older, his clothes began to contract, no longer fitting him properly. (随着年龄增长，他的衣服开始缩小，不再合适他穿了。)