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contraction

/kɒnˈtɹæk.ʃən/ /kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/

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noun

收缩，萎缩

A reversible reduction in size.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

经济萎缩，收缩

A period of economic decline or negative growth.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

收缩，挛缩

A shortening of a muscle when it is used.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

子宫收缩，宫缩

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

Examples :

"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。

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noun

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.

Examples :

""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。

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noun

缩略词，简写。

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

Examples :

"The contraction "don't" is a shortened form of "do not." "

缩略词“don't”是“do not”的简写形式。

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noun

缩写，省略，简写。

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

Examples :

"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”。

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noun

感染，染病

The process of contracting a disease.

Examples :

"the contraction of malaria"

感染疟疾

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noun

脱落，省略

Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.

Examples :

""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。

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noun

收缩，萎缩.

The acquisition of something, generally negative.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

伤口收缩，挛缩

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

Examples :

"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。

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