| 释义 |
contractn. & v.●n. /ˈkɒntrækt/ 1 a written or spoken agreement between two or more parties, intended to be enforceable by law (书面或口头的)合同，协议 2 a document recording this 合同(或契约)文书 3 marriage regarded as a binding commitment 订婚，婚约 4 Bridge etc. an undertaking to win the number of tricks bid 【桥牌】定约桥牌，定约墩数(即桥牌游戏中须赢得若干墩才算完成定约的约定) 5 slang an arrangement for someone to be killed, usu. by a hired assassin [俚语] (与雇佣刺客达成的)暗杀协议 ●v. /kənˈtrækt/ 1 tr. & intr.a make or become smaller (使)缩小 b draw together (muscles, the brow, etc.), or be drawn together (使眉毛)皱缩，(使肌肉)收缩 2a intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) make a contract 订合同，订契约 b intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for, or to + infin.) enter formally into a business or legal arrangement 正式立约规定；正式开始经商 c tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out) arrange (work) to be done by contract (工作)承包，承办 d tr. place under a contract (用合同来)限制，限定 3 tr. catch or develop (a disease) 感染(疾病) 4 tr. form or develop (a friendship, habit, etc.) 结成(友好关系)；养成(习惯) 5 tr. enter into (marriage) 订(婚) 6 tr. incur (a debt etc.) 负(债等) 7 tr. shorten (a word) by combination or elision 缩短，缩略(词语) □ contract /ˈkɒn-/ in (or out) (also 亦作 refl.) Brit. choose to be involved in (or withdraw or remain out of) a scheme or commitment [英]订约加入(退出)…；订约(不)承担…义务 □ contractive adj.[earlier as adj., = contracted: Old French, from Latin contractus (as COM-, trahere tract- ‘draw’)] |