请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

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〉
随便看

 

留学网英语在线翻译词典收录了135568条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2024 Liuxue.run All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/9/19 6:16:46