noun🔗Share수축, 축소A reversible reduction in size."During the cold weather, the metal bridge experienced noticeable contractions in its length. "추운 날씨 동안, 금속 다리는 길이에서 눈에 띄는 수축을 경험했다.physiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share경기 침체, 불황A period of economic decline or negative growth."The company announced layoffs due to recent economic contractions. "회사는 최근의 경기 침체로 인해 해고를 발표했습니다.economybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share수축A shortening of a muscle when it is used."The athlete's leg muscles experienced rapid contractions during the sprint. "선수의 다리 근육은 스프린트 동안 빠른 수축을 경험했다.physiologybodymedicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share수축A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth."Maria started timing her contractions when she felt a tightening in her belly. "마리아는 배에 조임이 느껴지자 수축 시간을 재기 시작했다.medicinephysiologybodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share축약, 수축A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are lost or reduced, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word."English contractions like "can't" and "won't" are common in everyday speech. "영어 축약형인 "can't"와 "won't"는 일상적인 대화에서 흔히 사용됩니다.languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share축약형(English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process."The teacher asked us to write down five common contractions, like "can't" and "won't." "선생님은 우리에게 "can't"와 "won't"와 같은 다섯 개의 흔한 축약형을 적으라고 요청했다.grammarlanguagewritingwordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share축약형, 줄임말A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity."Teachers often mark down student essays that use too many contractions like "can't" and "won't." "교사들은 "can't"와 "won't"와 같은 축약형을 너무 많이 사용하는 학생들의 에세이에 감점을 주는 경우가 많다.grammarlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share감염, 발병The process of contracting a disease."the contraction of malaria"말라리아 감염diseasemedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share축약, 생략Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word."The teacher explained that "isn't" and "won't" are common examples of contractions, where sounds are omitted to shorten the word. "선생님은 "isn't"와 "won't"가 단어를 줄이기 위해 소리가 생략되는 축약의 흔한 예라고 설명했습니다.grammarlinguisticsphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share획득, 취득The acquisition of something, generally negative."Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."이번 분기 부채 획득으로 인해 투자자를 유치하는 능력이 감소했습니다.negativebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share수축A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together."The doctor explained that the visible contractions of the skin around my cut were a sign that it was healing well. "의사는 내 상처 주변 피부의 눈에 보이는 수축이 잘 치유되고 있다는 신호라고 설명했다.medicinephysiologyanatomybodyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
