| 单词 | contraction |
| 释义 | contractionnoun [uncountable] ◆the expansion and contraction of the metal金属的膨胀与收缩◆the sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock.市场的骤然收缩使他们剩下许多存货卖不出去。contractionnoun [uncountable] ◆the expansion and contraction of the metal金属的膨胀与收缩◆the sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock.市场的骤然收缩使他们剩下许多存货卖不出去。contraction/kənˈtrækʃn ||; kənˈtrækʃən/noun1. [u] the process of becoming or of making sth become smaller or shorter 收缩；缩小: ◇the expansion and contraction of a muscle 肌肉的扩张与收缩 2. [c] a strong movement of the muscles that happens to a woman as her baby is born （女性分娩时的）子宫收缩 3. [c] a shorter form of a word or words （词语的）缩约形式: ◇‘mustn't’ is a contraction of ‘must not’. mustn't是must not的缩约形式。 con·trac·tion /kən`trækʃən; kənˈtrækʃən/n 1. [u] the process of becoming smaller 缩小; 收缩:◇the contraction of our manufacturing industry 我们制造业的萎缩→ opposite 反义词 expansion 2. [c] technical when a muscle suddenly and painfully gets tighter, especially during the birth of a baby 【术语】 ［尤指分娩时子宫的］收缩，肌肉挛缩 3. [c] technical a word that has been made shorter. for example, 'don't' is a contraction of 'do not'. 【术语】 ［词的］缩约形式〈如 don't 是 do not 的缩约形式〉 |
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