contraction
更新时间:2026-07-15 22:09:49 栏目: 英语词典
更新时间:2026-07-15 22:09:49 栏目: 英语词典
音标:/kənˈtrækʃən/
意思:
收缩,紧缩:指某物变小或收紧的过程。
缩写:指将一个词或词组缩短,通常通过省略某些字母。
翻译:
名词:收缩,缩短。
动词(动词原型:contract):收缩,缩小,感染(病菌)。
用法:
Contraction 在医学上常指肌肉的收缩。
它也常用于语言学中,指缩写形式,通常是两词合并后的形式。
例句:
The contraction of the muscle caused pain in his leg.
(肌肉的收缩使他的腿感到疼痛。)
The doctor explained the contraction of the virus through contact.
(医生解释了病毒通过接触传播的收缩过程。)
During exercise, the heart rate increases, leading to muscle contractions.
(在锻炼时,心率增加,导致肌肉收缩。)
"I'm" is a contraction of "I am."
("I'm" 是 "I am" 的缩写。)
The contraction of the company’s workforce was a response to financial difficulties.
(公司裁员是应对财务困难的措施。)
When the temperature drops, the metal contracts.
(当温度下降时,金属会收缩。)
Her contractions were getting closer together as she prepared to give birth.
(她的宫缩越来越频繁,她准备分娩了。)
The word "don't" is a contraction of "do not."
("Don't" 是 "do not" 的缩写。)
The contraction in the economy led to widespread unemployment.
(经济萎缩导致了广泛的失业。)
"It's" is a contraction of "it is."
("It's" 是 "it is" 的缩写。)
短语搭配:
Muscle contraction(肌肉收缩)
Contraction of the economy(经济萎缩)
Contraction of the workforce(员工缩编)
Contraction of the virus(病毒感染)
Contraction of the fabric(布料收缩)