contraction
美音:[kənt´rækʃən
]
英音:[kənt´rækʃən
]
n.收缩,缩写式,紧缩
难易程度:
contraction为短语/超纲词汇
词频:6259
词根
tract,treat＝to draw（拉曳）
近义词, 同义词
decrease diminution lessening subtraction reduction abatement shrinking contraction abridgment abbreviation shortening extenuation subsidence wane ebb decline ebbing descent decrement depreciation deterioration anticlimax mitigation moderationlittleness smallness exiguity microcosm vanishing point thinness reduction diminution decrease contraction
相关词
contraction
/kən'trækʃn; kən`trækʃən/
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.
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.
contraction
n
[C]medical
a very strong and painful movement of a muscle, especially the muscles around the womb during birth
[U]
the process of becoming smaller or narrower
the contraction of metal as it cools
[C]
a shorter form of a word or words
'Haven't' is a contraction of 'have not'.
[C]medical
a very strong and painful movement of a muscle, especially the muscles around the womb during birth
[U]
the process of becoming smaller or narrower
the contraction of metal as it cools
[C]
a shorter form of a word or words
'Haven't' is a contraction of 'have not'.
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