中英互译

contraction

英 /kənˈtrækʃ(ə)n/美 /kənˈtrækʃn/

基本释义

复数contractions

CET4CET6GREGMAT商务英语

收缩，缩小un.
- The sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock.
  股票市场骤然收缩，让他们剩下了许多无人要的股票。
- Contraction of front and side parts as cells die off was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.
  随着细胞的死亡，有些人大脑前部和侧部的收缩，在三十多岁时就能被观察到，但是也有些人直到六七十岁依然不明显。
痉挛，子宫收缩cn.
- The contractions were getting stronger.
  宫缩越来越强烈。
缩约词，缩约形式cn.
- 'He's' may be a contraction of 'he is' or 'he has'.
  'He's'可以是he is或he has的缩约形式。

'He's' may be a contraction of 'he is' or 'he has'.
he's可以是he is或he has的缩约形式。
来自《牛津词典》
The most common type of headache is a tension or muscle contraction.
最常见的头痛类型是紧张或肌肉收缩。
The contraction of facial muscles both influences the internal emotional state and reflects it.
面部肌肉的收缩既能影响人的内心情绪，又能将它反映出来。

[经]收缩，紧缩；缩写式；害病

adj.

contractile会缩的，有收缩性的

contract合同；婚约

contracture[医] 挛缩

contractility收缩性，伸缩力；缩小性

vi.

contract收缩；感染；订约

收缩

76.4%

萎缩

10.9%

紧缩

10%

压缩

2.2%

收缩作用

0.5%

n.(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
n.the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
n.a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
n.the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

n.
a short form of a word or words
（词的）缩约形式
- `It's' (with an apostrophe) can be used as a contraction for `it is'.
  带撇号的it's可用作it is的缩约形式。