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contractions

/kənˈtrækʃənz/ /kɒnˈtrækʃənz/

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noun

收缩，缩小。

A reversible reduction in size.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

经济萎缩，收缩。

A period of economic decline or negative growth.

Examples :

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

由于近期经济萎缩，该公司宣布裁员。

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收缩, 紧缩

A shortening of a muscle when it is used.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

宫缩，阵痛

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. "

玛丽亚感到肚子发紧，就开始记录她的宫缩阵痛时间。

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noun

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.

Examples :

"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。

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缩略词，缩写。

(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." "

老师让我们写下五个常见的缩略词，比如“can't”和“won't”。

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缩略形式，缩写。

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." "

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。

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noun

感染，染病，得病

The process of contracting a disease.

Examples :

"the contraction of malaria"

感染疟疾

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脱落，省略

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. "

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。

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noun

收缩，紧缩，萎缩

The acquisition of something, generally negative.

Examples :

"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。

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伤口收缩，挛缩。

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. "

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。

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