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con.tract (obj) SHORTENkEn5trAkt, $5kB:n7trAktvto make or become shorter or narrower or generally smaller(使)收缩，(使)缩小，(使)缩短In spoken English'do not'often contracts to'don't.'[I]口语中‘do not’常常缩略成‘don't’。People often contract word combinations when they are speaking. [T]人们说话时常常缩略单词组合。As it cooled the metal contracted. [I]金属遇冷收缩。When a muscle contracts it becomes smaller and tighter. [I]肌肉收缩时变得更小更结实。
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