Contraction
[ kən'trækʃən ]
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n. 收缩，缩减;[语]缩略，略体，缩写;（开支等）缩减;（分娩时）子宫收缩;
📝 例句
I thought the ordinary Scottish contraction of the name had been Effie.
我想这个名字在苏格兰通常的简称是艾菲。
Cold weather causes a contraction of two inches in the bridge.
寒冷的天气会使这座桥缩短两英寸。
Eventually the star's contraction slows down.
最后，恒星的收缩终于慢了下来。
"Won't" is a contraction of "will not".
"won't"是"will not"的缩短形。
contraction of a muscle
肌肉的收缩
🌱 联想助记
【记】con- can可能,tr-拼音“铁人”,action-动作:看,铁人正在缩短这个动作
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-strict-表示“拉紧”
常见变体有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
📖 牛津释义
contraction
n
1 [U] contracting or being contracted 缩小; 缩短; 紧缩; 收缩
the contraction of a muscle 肌肉的收缩.
2 [C] (medical 医) tightening of the womb that occurs at intervals in the hours preceding childbirth （分娩时阵发性的）子宫收缩.
3 [C] shortened form at a word 词的缩约形式; 缩约词
`Can't' is a contraction of `cannot'. can't是cannot的缩约形式.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'trækʃәn]n. 收缩, 缩写式, 害病【医】 收缩; 挛缩; 牙弓内缩【经】 萎缩, 收缩, 紧缩
🏥 医学释义
①收缩 ②订约
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One day, Mrs. King asked Lucy to go shopping for her.
一天，金太太叫露西帮她去买东西。
Hello! Is there anyone at home?
喂！家里有人吗？
Neither, thanks. I think I'll just have a glass of water.
那个都行。我想还是来一杯水吧。