英语词汇“contractibility”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

con•tract n.

an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified, or the written form of such an agreement: [countable]The ballplayer signed another multimillion-dollar contract.[uncountable* often: under + ~]I'm under contract to finish the work by June of next year.
[Slang.]an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person:[countable]They had a contract out on the rival mobster.

adj. [before a noun]

under contract;
arranged by special contract:a contract freight carrier.

to draw together or (cause to) be smaller;
draw the parts (of) together: [no object]Her pupils contracted in the bright light.[~ + object]The nerves fire and contract the muscle.
Grammar to shorten (a word, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements:[~ + object]The word will is contracted to 'll in the word she'll.
[~ + object] to get (an illness), as by exposure to something contagious: Several children contracted Lyme disease.
to get (a debt) as an obligation;
incur:[~ + object]to contract a debt.
to enter into an agreement with (someone), as to do work by formal contract: [~ + object]We contracted outside workers who would do the job.[~ + with + object]We contracted with nonunion workers to do the job.[~ + to + verb]We contracted to do the job.[~ + object + to + verb]We contracted a freelancer to do the work.

con•tract•ee, n. [countable]
con•tract•i•ble, adj.
con•trac•tile adj. See -trac-.

con•tract n.

an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
an agreement enforceable by law.
the written form of such an agreement.
the division of law dealing with contracts.
Also called con′tract bridge′. a variety of bridge in which the side that wins the bid can earn toward game only that number of tricks named in the contract, additional points being credited above the line. Cf. auction bridge.
(in auction or contract bridge)
- a commitment by the declarer and his or her partner to take six tricks plus the number specified by the final bid made.
- the final bid itself.
- the number of tricks so specified, plus six.
the formal agreement of marriage;
betrothal.
[Slang.]an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person.
put out a contract on, [Slang.]to hire or attempt to hire an assassin to kill (someone):The mob put out a contract on the informer.

adj.

under contract;
governed or arranged by special contract:a contract carrier.

v.t.

to draw together or into smaller compass;
draw the parts of together:to contract a muscle.
to wrinkle:to contract the brows.
to shorten (a word, phrase, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements:Contracting "do not'' yields "don't.''
to get or acquire, as by exposure to something contagious:to contract a disease.
to incur, as a liability or obligation:to contract a debt.
to settle or establish by agreement:to contract an alliance.
to assign (a job, work, project, etc.) by contract:The publisher contracted the artwork.
to enter into an agreement with:to contract a free-lancer to do the work.
to enter into (friendship, acquaintance, etc.).
to betroth.

v.i.

to become drawn together or reduced in compass;
become smaller;
shrink:The pupils of his eyes contracted in the light.
to enter into an agreement:to contract for snow removal.
Communications contract out, to hire an outside contractor to produce or do.

Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere
Latin contractus undertaking a transaction, agreement, equivalent. to contrac-, variant stem of contrahere to draw in, bring together, enter into an agreement (con- con- + trahere to drag, pull; compare traction) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action; (verb, verbal)
Anglo-French)
(noun, nominal) Middle English (1275–1325

con′tract•ee′, n.
con•tract′i•ble, adj.
con•tract′i•bil′i•ty, con•tract′i•ble•ness, n.
con•tract′i•bly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See agreement.
11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reduce, shorten, lessen, narrow, shrivel, shrink. Contract, compress, concentrate, condense imply retaining original content but reducing the amount of space occupied. Contract means to cause to draw more closely together:to contract a muscle.Compress suggests fusing to become smaller by means of fairly uniform external pressure:to compress gases into liquid form.Concentrate implies causing to gather around a point:to concentrate troops near an objective; to concentrate one's strength.Condense implies increasing the compactness, or thickening the consistency of a homogeneous mass:to condense milk.It is also used to refer to the reducing in length of a book or the like.

11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expand.

单词	contractibility
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 con•tract / n., adj., and usually for v.* 16–18. 22, 23. in Unabridged dictionary ˈkɑntrækt; otherwise v. kənˈtrækt/USA pronunciation* n. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified, or the written form of such an agreement: [countable]The ballplayer signed another multimillion-dollar contract.[uncountable* often: under + ~]I'm under contract to finish the work by June of next year. [Slang.]an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person:[countable]They had a contract out on the rival mobster. adj. [before a noun] under contract; arranged by special contract:a contract freight carrier. v. to draw together or (cause to) be smaller; draw the parts (of) together: [no object]Her pupils contracted in the bright light.[~ + object]The nerves fire and contract the muscle. Grammar to shorten (a word, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements:[~ + object]The word will is contracted to 'll in the word she'll. [~ + object] to get (an illness), as by exposure to something contagious: Several children contracted Lyme disease. to get (a debt) as an obligation; incur:[~ + object]to contract a debt. to enter into an agreement with (someone), as to do work by formal contract: [~ + object]We contracted outside workers who would do the job.[~ + with + object]We contracted with nonunion workers to do the job.[~ + to + verb]We contracted to do the job.[~ + object + to + verb]We contracted a freelancer to do the work. con•tract•ee, n. [countable] con•tract•i•ble, adj. con•trac•tile /kənˈtræktəl/USA pronunciation adj. See -trac-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 con•tract (n., adj., and usually for v. 16–18, 22, 23 kon′trakt; otherwise v.* kən trakt′),USA pronunciation* n. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. an agreement enforceable by law. the written form of such an agreement. the division of law dealing with contracts. `Also called con′tract bridge′.` a variety of bridge in which the side that wins the bid can earn toward game only that number of tricks named in the contract, additional points being credited above the line. Cf. auction bridge. (in auction or contract bridge) a commitment by the declarer and his or her partner to take six tricks plus the number specified by the final bid made. the final bid itself. the number of tricks so specified, plus six. the formal agreement of marriage; betrothal. [Slang.]an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person. put out a contract on, [Slang.]to hire or attempt to hire an assassin to kill (someone):The mob put out a contract on the informer. adj. under contract; governed or arranged by special contract:a contract carrier. v.t. to draw together or into smaller compass; draw the parts of together:to contract a muscle. to wrinkle:to contract the brows. to shorten (a word, phrase, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements:Contracting "do not'' yields "don't.'' to get or acquire, as by exposure to something contagious:to contract a disease. to incur, as a liability or obligation:to contract a debt. to settle or establish by agreement:to contract an alliance. to assign (a job, work, project, etc.) by contract:The publisher contracted the artwork. to enter into an agreement with:to contract a free-lancer to do the work. to enter into (friendship, acquaintance, etc.). to betroth. v.i. to become drawn together or reduced in compass; become smaller; shrink:The pupils of his eyes contracted in the light. to enter into an agreement:to contract for snow removal. Communications contract out, to hire an outside contractor to produce or do. Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere Latin contractus undertaking a transaction, agreement, equivalent. to contrac-, variant stem of contrahere to draw in, bring together, enter into an agreement (con- con- + trahere to drag, pull; compare traction) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action; (verb, verbal) Anglo-French) (noun, nominal) Middle English (1275–1325 con′tract•ee′, n. con•tract′i•ble, adj. con•tract′i•bil′i•ty, con•tract′i•ble•ness, n. con•tract′i•bly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See agreement. 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reduce, shorten, lessen, narrow, shrivel, shrink. Contract, compress, concentrate, condense imply retaining original content but reducing the amount of space occupied. Contract means to cause to draw more closely together:to contract a muscle.Compress suggests fusing to become smaller by means of fairly uniform external pressure:to compress gases into liquid form.Concentrate implies causing to gather around a point:to concentrate troops near an objective; to concentrate one's strength.Condense implies increasing the compactness, or thickening the consistency of a homogeneous mass:to condense milk.It is also used to refer to the reducing in length of a book or the like. 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expand.
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