contraction

美[kən'trækʃn] 英[kən'trækʃn]

n. 收缩；痉挛；缩写式

近义词：retrenchment，reduction，shrinkage，tightening，shortening，abbreviation，condensation，shriveling，jerking，cramp，spasm，tic，convulsion，combining，compression，ellipsis，constriction，pinching，condensing，digesting，astringency，curtailing，cut，summarization，cramping，constricting，diminishing，synopsis，abstraction，abridging，brief，decrease，digest，synaeresis，shortage，constringency，syncope，restriction，compendium，limitation，precis，control，abridgment，withdrawal，clipping，withering，retrenching，curtailment，decreasing，squeezing，narrowing，abbreviating，recession，tension，contracture，tenseness，tensing，muscularcontraction，musclecontraction，expansion，

详细释义

n.(名词)

【解】收缩
缩短
【医】挛缩
感染
沾染
背负
缩减
缩约
缩约形式
【语】缩短
缩短形
收敛
狭窄
缩度
【语法】缩略
略体
缩写

英英释义

Noun

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together;
"the contraction of a gas on cooling"
a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds;
"`won't' is a contraction of `will not'" "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"
the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

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Cold weather causes a contraction of two inches in the bridge.寒冷的天气会使这座桥缩短两英寸。
The contraction of muscle is a reaction of the body.肌肉的收缩是人体的一种反应。
"I'll" is a contraction of "I will".“I'll”是“I will”的缩写。

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