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contractcontractD.J.:[kənˈtrækt]K.K.:[ˈkɑnˌtrækt]vt. & vi.1.■染上(恶习, 疾病等)Bad habits are easy to contract.坏习惯很容易养成。My son's contracted a severe fever.我的儿子发高烧。2.■缩小; 紧缩Metal contracts as it becomes cool.金属冷却时体积缩小。[ˈkɔntrækt]vt.1.■缔结; 订契约They've contracted an agreement.他们缔结了一项协议。They have contracted to build a railway across Africa.他们已立约承建一条穿越非洲的铁路。n.1.■契约, 合同Once you have reached formal agreement, you should enter into a contract with the other party.你一旦达成正式协议, 就应该和对方签订合同。

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contract['kɔntrækt; kən'trækt]n.1.■契约，合同，合约2.■婚约3.■【法律】契约法，合同法4.■定约桥牌[亦称作 contract bridge, 参较 auction bridge]5.■[俚语]杀人契约6.■(买通刺客的)行刺手令；(为暗杀一特定目标而签订的)雇用职业杀手协议7.■[美国英语]拉票协议8.■特殊期货交易合同的每一部分9.■行贿；受贿vt.1.■使收缩，使紧缩；使缩短；使皱缩：A hedgehog often contracts its body into a ball.刺猬常常把它的身体收缩成一个圆球。2.■缩约，紧缩(词、短语等)：The word “not” is generally contracted and used with a verb.“not”这个词一般都被缩约并与动词合成一体。3.■沾染，感染(疾病等)：She has contracted a severe fever.她感染上了严重的热病。4.■招致；负(债等)：He contracted huge debts by rash spending.他由于大手大脚地花钱而负了大量的债。5.■／'kɔntrækt,kən'trækt／ 订(约),缔结：They contracted an alliance with another country.他们与另外一个国家结成了同盟。6.■与…结交，与…结识：Mr Brown contracted friendship with his neighbour.布朗先生与他的邻居交了朋友。7.■与…订婚，订(婚)；把…许配：She claims that she contracted a form of marriage with that old man.她声称她曾与那个老头儿订有婚约。vi.1.■缩小；收缩；缩短；皱缩：Metals contract in cold weather.金属在寒冷的天气中会收缩。2.■订契约；承包：We contracted with a local clothing firm for 400 shirts a month.我们与当地一家服装公司立约每月订购400件衬衫。近义词shrinkcondensecompressdeflate反义词expendinflatebe subject to contract【法律】以合同(或契约)的签订为依据contract (oneself) in(或 into)订约参加contract (oneself) out of正式保证不受…约束；退出协议(或合同等)put out a contract on someone[美国俚语]雇用(某人)杀人

contractcontract[ˈkɔntrækt]n.1.■契约， 合同2.■承包(合同）3.■婚约4.■【律】契约法5.■【牌戏】定约， 合约桥牌6.■［主英］月季票7.■［美］ 工作， 事情8.■［美俚］小恩小惠award a contract[美]授与(合同）； 委托(某人）承包sign a contract签订合同bind oneself by contract有契约约束a breach of contract违反合同break the contract撕毁合同； 解除婚约draw up a contract草拟合同negotiate a contract缔结契约keep a contract遵守［履行］合同put out to contract包出去， 给人承包I'm under contract to teach here for one year.我按照聘约要在这里教一年书。

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词性变化contract[ˈkɔntrækt]vi.[kənˈtrækt]1.■签订合同2.■缩小， 紧缩3.■皱起， 变狭They contracted to build the new bridge.他们签订合同造新桥。Metals contract in cold weather.金属遇冷天气收缩。contract[ˈkɔntrækt]vt.1.■缔结， 结成， 订立(合同）2.■与...订婚3.■结交(朋友等）4.■染上(疾病）； 负上(债务）， 养成(习惯）5.■缩小， 紧缩6.■【语】缩写contract an alliance with another country与别国结成同盟contract a trade agreement缔结贸易协议contract a marriage缔结婚约contract friendship with与...交朋友contract a bad habit染上恶习contract pneumonia染上肺炎contract huge debts by rash spending因挥霍无度而债台高筑contract one's muscles of the arm收缩臂肌 "I will "is contracted to "I 'll". "I will"缩写成"I'll"。 见:yellow: contract