verb🔗Share收缩，缩小。 To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen."The metal railing contracted slightly in the cold winter air. "寒冷的冬日空气中，金属栏杆稍微收缩了一些。grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share缩写，简写 (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one."In the sentence "I am going," the words "I am" are often contracted to "I'm." "在句子“I am going”中，“I am”这两个词经常被缩写成“I'm”。grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share签订，订立，签约 To enter into a contract with."Our company contracted with a local cleaning service to maintain the office building. "我们公司和当地一家清洁公司签订了合同，负责办公楼的日常保洁。lawbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share签订, 订立 To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for."The club members contracted with the local artist to paint a mural on the school wall. "俱乐部成员和当地艺术家签订了协议，请他/她在学校墙上画一幅壁画。businesslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share签约，合同，订约。 To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain."to contract for carrying the mail"签约承运邮件businesslaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share招致， 引起， 染上 To bring on; to incur; to acquire."She contracted the habit of smoking in her teens."她十几岁的时候染上了吸烟的习惯。businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share感染，染上 To gain or acquire (an illness)."Simple Option: "She contracted a cold from her sick brother." Slightly more Contextual Option: "Many people contracted the flu during the winter months." " 她从生病的哥哥那里染上了感冒。medicinediseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share皱缩，收缩 To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit."Her brow contracted in concentration as she tried to solve the difficult math problem. "当她试图解决这道难题时，她紧锁眉头，显得非常专注。appearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share订婚， 许配. To betroth; to affiance."The couple contracted to be married next spring. "这对情侣已经订婚，计划明年春天结婚。familyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share合同规定的，约定的 Arranged by contract; established by agreement."The tutoring sessions were contracted for a specific number of hours each week. "这些辅导课是合同约定的，每周固定时长。businesslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share收缩的，压缩的 Made smaller by contraction."The shrinking purple shirt was contracted after being washed too hot. "这件紫色的衬衫洗得太热了，缩水后变得更小了。(Zhè jiàn zǐsè de chènshān xǐ dé tài rè le, suōshuǐ hòu biàn dé gèng xiǎo le.)physiologymedicinebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share招致的，染上的 Incurred; acquired."The company contracted a significant amount of debt last year. "这家公司去年招致了巨额债务。businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
