单词 | contraction |
释义 | contraction[kən'trækʃən]n. 收缩, 缩写式, 害病【医】 收缩; 挛缩; 牙弓内缩【经】 萎缩, 收缩, 紧缩 contraction con.trac.tion AHD: [k…n-tr²k“sh…n] D.J. [k*n6tr#k.*n]K.K. [k*n6tr#k.*n]n.(名词)1. The act of contracting or the state of being contracted.收缩:收缩的行为或被缩小(短)的状态2. Abbr. cont.,contr.缩写 cont.,contr.3. A word, aswon't from will not, or phrase, as o'clock from of the clock, formed by omitting or combining some of the sounds of a longer phrase. 缩约词:通过省略或结合一个较长短语中的某些音素而形成的词,如从will not 来的 won't ,或短语如从 of the clock 来的 o'clock 4. The formation of such a word.缩约:这种词的形成5. Physiology The shortening and thickening of functioning muscle or muscle fiber.【生理学】 收缩:工作肌肉或肌肉纤维的变短和变粗6. A period of decreased business activity.萧条时期:商业活动减少的一段时期 |
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