| 单词 | contraction |
| 释义 | con·trac·tionBrE /kənˈtrækʃn/ NAmE /kənˈtrækʃn/ noun [U ]the process of becoming smaller 收缩；缩小◆ 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 . 股票市场骤然收缩，让他们剩下了许多无人要的股票。OPP expansion[C , U ]a sudden and painful contracting of muscles , especially of the muscles around a woman's womb, that happens when she is giving birth to a child （肌肉的）收缩，挛缩；（尤指分娩时的）子宫收缩◆ The contractions started coming every five minutes . 子宫开始每隔五分钟收缩一次。birth , breech birth , caesarean , contraction , deliver , induce , labour , midwife , obstetrics , umbilical cord [C ](linguistics语言学) a short form of a word 词的缩约形式◆ 'He's' may be a contraction of 'he is' or 'he has' . he's 可以是 he is 或 he has 的缩写形式。 |
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