contract
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- vt.& vi.
- 染上（恶习，疾病等）
- 缩小，紧缩
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- vi.
- 订契约，承包
单词词源
contract 合同，收缩
con-, 强调。-tract, 拉，拉紧，词源同attract, retreat. 引申义确立条款，签订合同。
双语例句
- 1. I nailed downa contract to sell a thousand cars .
- 我敲定了一个出售一千辆汽车的合约。
- 2. In contrast , the uk economy continued to contract .
- 而与之相反的是，英国经济仍在继续收缩。
- 3. But even before the earthquake , that contract was crumbling .
- 但即便在地震之前，这种契约也在分崩离析。
- 4. Trying to make a business contract ?
- 想要写一份商业合同？
- 5. Chamberlain has even been modestly expanding its staff as the bigger firms contract .
- 夏博来律所一直都利用大律所缩小规模时，温和扩张。