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con.trac.tionkEn5trAk7F[nn收缩,缩小,缩短Cold causes the contraction of the metal. [U]冷使金属收缩。The contraction of this muscle causes the lower arm to be raised. [U]这根肌肉的收缩使下臂抬起来。In the process of giving birth a contraction is one of the very strong and usually painful movements of the muscles in the womb that help to push the baby out. [C](分娩)子宫收缩A contraction is also a shortened form of a word or combination of words which is often used instead of the full form in spoken English.(口语中单词、词组的)缩略形式'Won't' is a contraction of 'will not'. [C]‘Won't’是‘will not’的缩略形式。
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