英语词汇“contraction”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-留学网

词汇	contraction
释义	con·trac·tion /kən`trækʃən; kənˈtrækʃən/ n 1 [U] the process of becoming smaller 缩小; 收缩: the contraction of our manufacturing industry 我们制造业的萎缩 → opposite 反义词 EXPANSION 2 [C] technical when a muscle suddenly and painfully gets tighter, especially during the birth of a baby 【术语】〔尤指分娩时子宫的〕收缩，肌肉挛缩 3 [C] technical a word that has been made shorter. For example, 'don't' is a contraction of 'do not'. 【术语】〔词的〕缩约形式〈如 don't 是 do not 的缩约形式〉
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