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
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「TOEFL」词汇
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At this time, the man downstairs was trying to sleep.
这时楼下人正试图入睡。
We stopped in Moscow on the way, but only for an hour or two, so there was no time to go into the centre of the city.
我们在莫斯科停了一下，但只停了一两个小时，所以没有时间去市中心玩。
Mum, I don't feel very well.
妈，我感觉不舒服。