noun🔗Share收缩，萎缩 A reversible reduction in size."The muscle contraction during exercise resulted in a temporary reduction in the size of the arm. "运动时肌肉的收缩导致手臂暂时性地变小。physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share经济萎缩，收缩 A period of economic decline or negative growth."The recent contraction in the local economy meant fewer jobs were available. "最近本地经济的萎缩意味着更少的工作机会.economybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share收缩，挛缩 A shortening of a muscle when it is used."The contraction of her bicep muscle allowed her to lift the heavy box. "她二头肌的收缩让她能够抬起那个沉重的箱子。physiologyanatomybodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share子宫收缩，宫缩 A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth."The mother felt a painful contraction, a tightening in her stomach, as labor began. "随着临产开始，这位母亲感到一阵剧烈的宫缩，肚子也紧绷起来，非常疼痛。medicinephysiologybodysexfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share缩略， contracted form 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.""Isn't" is a common example of contraction, where "is not" becomes one shorter word. "“Isn't”就是一个常见的缩略形式的例子，“is not”缩略成了一个更短的词。linguisticsgrammarphoneticswordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share缩略词，简写。 (English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process."The contraction "don't" is a shortened form of "do not." "缩略词“don't”是“do not”的简写形式。grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share缩写，省略，简写。 A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity."The contraction "don't" is a shorthand symbol for "do not." "“Don’t”这个缩写是“do not”的简写形式，省略了字母“o”。grammarlanguagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share感染，染病 The process of contracting a disease."the contraction of malaria"感染疟疾medicinediseasephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share脱落，省略 Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.""The word 'cannot' becomes 'can't' through contraction, where the 'o' is removed." "“Cannot”这个词通过缩略变成了“can't”，这种缩略指的是“cannot”中间的“o”被省略脱落了。grammarlanguagephoneticslinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share收缩，萎缩. The acquisition of something, generally negative."Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."我们这季度债务的收缩降低了我们吸引投资者的能力。negativebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share伤口收缩，挛缩 A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together."The doctor observed significant contraction of the skin around the cut on her knee, indicating the wound was healing well. "医生观察到她膝盖上的伤口周围的皮肤有明显的伤口收缩现象，这表明伤口正在良好地愈合。medicinephysiologyanatomybiologyscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
