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contractions

/kənˈtrækʃənz/ /kɒnˈtrækʃənz/

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noun

수축, 축소

A reversible reduction in size.

Examples :

"During the cold weather, the metal bridge experienced noticeable contractions in its length. "

추운 날씨 동안, 금속 다리는 길이에서 눈에 띄는 수축을 경험했다.

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noun

경기 침체, 불황

A period of economic decline or negative growth.

Examples :

"The company announced layoffs due to recent economic contractions. "

회사는 최근의 경기 침체로 인해 해고를 발표했습니다.

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수축

A shortening of a muscle when it is used.

Examples :

"The athlete's leg muscles experienced rapid contractions during the sprint. "

선수의 다리 근육은 스프린트 동안 빠른 수축을 경험했다.

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noun

수축

A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.

Examples :

"Maria started timing her contractions when she felt a tightening in her belly. "

마리아는 배에 조임이 느껴지자 수축 시간을 재기 시작했다.

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noun

축약, 수축

A 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.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

축약형

(English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process.

Examples :

"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.

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축약형, 줄임말

A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

감염, 발병

The process of contracting a disease.

Examples :

"the contraction of malaria"

말라리아 감염

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축약, 생략

Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

획득, 취득

The acquisition of something, generally negative.

Examples :

"Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."

이번 분기 부채 획득으로 인해 투자자를 유치하는 능력이 감소했습니다.

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수축

A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.

Examples :

"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.

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