noun🔗Share收缩，缩小。 A reversible reduction in size."During the cold weather, the metal bridge experienced noticeable contractions in its length. "寒冷的天气里，那座金属桥的长度出现了明显的收缩现象。physiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share经济萎缩，收缩。 A period of economic decline or negative growth."The company announced layoffs due to recent economic contractions. "由于近期经济萎缩，该公司宣布裁员。economybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share收缩, 紧缩 A shortening of a muscle when it is used."The athlete's leg muscles experienced rapid contractions during the sprint. "在短跑过程中，这位运动员的腿部肌肉经历了快速的收缩。physiologybodymedicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share宫缩，阵痛 A 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. "玛丽亚感到肚子发紧，就开始记录她的宫缩阵痛时间。medicinephysiologybodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share缩约，紧缩。 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."English contractions like "can't" and "won't" are common in everyday speech. "像“can't”和“won't”这样的英语缩略形式在日常口语中很常见。languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share缩略词，缩写。 (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." "老师让我们写下五个常见的缩略词，比如“can't”和“won't”。grammarlanguagewritingwordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share缩略形式，缩写。 A 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." "老师们经常会因为学生作文里使用太多像 "can't" 和 "won't" 这样的缩略形式而扣分。grammarlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share感染，染病，得病 The process of contracting a disease."the contraction of malaria"感染疟疾diseasemedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share脱落，省略 Syncope, 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. "老师解释说，“isn't” 和 “won't” 是 缩略形式 的常见例子，为了使单词更短，词语中的发音被省略了。grammarlinguisticsphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share收缩，紧缩，萎缩 The acquisition of something, generally negative."Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."本季度我们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 explained that the visible contractions of the skin around my cut were a sign that it was healing well. "医生解释说，我伤口周围皮肤可见的收缩，是它正在良好愈合的迹象。medicinephysiologyanatomybodyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
