| 释义 |
contraction/kənˈtrækʃ(ə)n/n. 1 the act of contracting 皱缩，缩小 2 (often in pl. 常用复数) Med. a shortening of the uterine muscles occurring at intervals during childbirth 【医】(分娩时间歇性的)子宫肌肉收缩，挛缩 3 shrinking, diminution 收缩，缩减，减少 4a a shortening of a word by combination or elision (词语的)缩略，缩略形式 b a contracted word or group of words 缩略词，缩略语 [French from Latin contractio -onis (as CONTRACT)] |