Contraction
[ k?n'tr?k??n ]
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n. 收縮，縮減;[語]縮略，略體，縮寫;（開支等）縮減;（分娩時）子宮收縮;
?? 例句
I thought the ordinary Scottish contraction of the name had been Effie.
我想這個名字在蘇格蘭通常的簡稱是艾菲。
Cold weather causes a contraction of two inches in the bridge.
寒冷的天氣會使這座橋縮短兩英寸。
Eventually the star's contraction slows down.
最后，恒星的收縮終于慢了下來。
"Won't" is a contraction of "will not".
"won't"是"will not"的縮短形。
contraction of a muscle
肌肉的收縮
?? 聯想助記
【記】con- can可能,tr-拼音“鐵人”,action-動作:看,鐵人正在縮短這個動作
? 同義詞
?? 反義詞
?? 詞根
-strict-表示“拉緊”
常見變體有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
?? 牛津釋義
contraction
n
1 [U] contracting or being contracted 縮小; 縮短; 緊縮; 收縮
the contraction of a muscle 肌肉的收縮.
2 [C] (medical 醫) tightening of the womb that occurs at intervals in the hours preceding childbirth （分娩時陣發性的）子宮收縮.
3 [C] shortened form at a word 詞的縮約形式; 縮約詞
`Can't' is a contraction of `cannot'. can't是cannot的縮約形式.
?? 擴展釋義
*[k?n'tr?k??n]n. 收縮, 縮寫式, 害病【醫】 收縮; 攣縮; 牙弓內縮【經】 萎縮, 收縮, 緊縮
?? 醫學釋義
①收縮 ②訂約
?? 同詞根單詞
?? 同為「TOEFL」詞匯
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Here is a shopping list so you won't forget anything, she said.
“這是購貨單，這樣你便不會遺漏什么東西，”她說。
No, Mom, said Lucy. I forgot the money!
“沒有，媽媽，”露西說，“我忘記帶錢了！”
Good morning, doctor.
醫生，早上好。