contract

['kɔntrækt,kən'trækt]

n.合同, 婚约, 合约, 契约
v.缩小, 订合同, 缩短, 感染（疾病）, 招致

n.[C]

1. 契约; 合同

I was then under contract to a bus company.

那时候我按合同为一家公共汽车公司工作。

2. 契约书; 合约书

3. (桥牌)合约

4. 婚约

词形变化

形容词: contractible | 名词: contractibility | 动词过去式: contracted | 动词过去分词: contracted | 动词现在分词: contracting | 动词第三人称单数: contracts |

词义辨析

同义:

n.契约; 合同

agreement  pact  understanding  bargain  treaty  alliance  deal  

英英释义

名词 contract:

a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

同义词：declaration

a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

同义词：contract bridge

动词 contract:

enter into a contractual arrangement

同义词：undertake

engage by written agreement

同义词：sign, sign on, sign up

squeeze or press together

同义词：compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, press

become smaller or draw together

同义词：shrink

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

同义词：take, get

make smaller

compress or concentrate

同义词：condense, concentrate

make or become more narrow or restricted

同义词：narrow

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

同义词：abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, reduce

补充

contractcontract英:[kənˈtrækt] 美:[ˈkɑnˌtrækt]vt. & vi.1.染上(恶习, 疾病等)Bad habits are easy to contract.坏习惯很容易养成。My son's contracted a severe fever.我的儿子发高烧。2.缩小; 紧缩Metal contracts as it becomes cool.金属冷却时体积缩小。 [ˈkɔntrækt]vt.1.缔结; 订契约They've contracted an agreement.他们缔结了一项协议。They have contracted to build a railway across Africa.他们已立约承建一条穿越非洲的铁路。n.1.契约, 合同Once you have reached formal agreement, you should enter into a contract with the other party.你一旦达成正式协议, 就应该和对方签订合同。

例句

1. The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building.这家公司拿到了建造欧洲最高楼这份极有分量的合同。 2. He was given a seven-year contract with an annual salary of $150,000.他签了为期七年的合同, 年薪达到15万美元。 3. The director wanted Olivia de Havilland, who was then under contract to Warner Brothers.导演想请奥利维娅·德·哈维兰出演, 后者当时已与华纳兄弟签约。 4. Last November I took out an 18-month contract with CPW for a new mobile phone.去年11月, 我同CPW公司签订了一份购买新手机的为期18个月的合约。 5. Nothing's definite till you sign the contract.只有签了合同一切才是定数。 6. He was unable to make the contract and went one down.他未打满定约墩数, 还差一墩方。 7. The police advised her to get out of town because there was a contract on her life.警方建议她离开城镇, 因为有人雇了杀手要取她的性命。 8. His wife was sentenced for attempting to take out a contract on his life.他的妻子因试图雇凶谋害他而被判刑。 9. your contract obligations when leaving a job离职时的合同义务 10. The contract value is estimated at $1.01 million.合同价值预计达到101万美元。 11. Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts.只有心脏收缩时, 血液才会从心脏流出。 12. The manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month.到10月份时, 制造业已连续6个月萎缩。 13. Metals expand with heat and contract with cold.金属热胀冷缩。 14. You can contract with us to deliver your cargo.你可以跟我们签合同送货。 15. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already contracted to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan.波士顿美术馆已经签了合同, 将部分展品租赁给日本的一家博物馆。 16. The company has more than 600 counties contracted.这家公司与600多个郡签订了合同。 17. He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion.他因为输血感染了艾滋病。 18. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer contracted by women.卵巢癌是第六大女性常患癌症。 19. New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.新的研究发现, 过量食用肉类和盐会引起肌肉萎缩。 20. She contracted a formal marriage to a British ex-serviceman.她与一位英国退役军人正式订婚了。 21. A hedgehog often contracts its body into a ball.刺猬常常把它的身体收缩成一个圆球。 22. The word “not” is generally contracted and used with a verb.“not”这个词一般都被缩约并与动词合成一体。 23. She has contracted a severe fever.她感染上了严重的热病。 24. He contracted huge debts by rash spending.他由于大手大脚地花钱而负了大量的债。 25. They contracted an alliance with another country.他们与另外一个国家结成了同盟。 26. Mr Brown contracted friendship with his neighbour.布朗先生与他的邻居交了朋友。 27. She claims that she contracted a form of marriage with that old man.她声称她曾与那个老头儿订有婚约。 28. Metals contract in cold weather.金属在寒冷的天气中会收缩。 29. We contracted with a local clothing firm for 400 shirts a month.我们与当地一家服装公司立约每月订购400件衬衫。 30. the company retained its £25 million catering contract.该公司保住了它价值2,500万英镑的饮食供应合同。 31. [mass noun]much of the produce is grown under contract.许多农产品是根据合同种植的。 32. smuggling bosses routinely put out contracts on witnesses.走私头目像往常一样雇用刺客谋杀证人。 33. [as modifier]a contract killer.雇佣杀手。 34. South can make the contract with correct play.坐在南首的人可以制定无错玩法。 35. glass contracts as it cools.玻璃遇冷收缩。 36. the heart is a muscle which contracts about seventy times a minute.心脏是一种每分钟收缩约70次的肌肉。 37. [with obj.]the exercises contract the muscles working through the knee.这种锻炼收缩膝盖牵引的肌肉。 38. the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services.地方当局将与各种代理机构签约以提供服务。 39. politically committed members contract into paying the levy.政党成员有义务缴纳征收费用。 40. plans to encourage people to contract out of the pension scheme.鼓励人们退出养老金计划的办法。 41. a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment.顾客可以立约保留拒付的权利。 42. [with infinitive]the paper had contracted to publish extracts from the diaries.此文件约定出版日记摘录。 43. health authorities contract a hospital to treat a specific number of patients.卫生机构约定一家医院收治一定数量的病人。 44. local authorities will have to contract out waste management.地方当局将不得不把废物处理工程承包出去。 45. kings obtained dispensations to enable them to contract politically advantageous matches.国王们获取特许以便缔结有利的政治婚约。 46. the patterns of social relationships contracted by men and women differ.男女结交的模式各不相同。 47. three people contracted a killer virus.三个人感染了一种致命的病毒。 48. he contracted a debt of £3,300.他负债3,300英镑。 49. a temporary contract临时合同 50. Metals contract as they cool.金属冷却便收缩。 51. to contract pneumonia染上肺炎 52. His firm has been contracted to supply all the furniture for the new building.他的公司已经签约，为新大厦供应所有家具。 53. The contract requires him to finish work by the end of the year.这份合同要求他在年底完成工作。 54. "If he breaks the contract [=if he does not abide by the agreement], he will get sued."如果违约，他将被起诉。 55. The company won a multi-million-dollar contract to build a new courthouse. = The company was awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to build a new courthouse.这家公司获得了承建新法院大楼数百万美元的合同。 56. a marriage contract [=an agreement to marry someone]婚约 57. contract negotiations合同谈判 58. contract law合同法 59. I tore up the contract.我撕毁了合同。 60. Have you signed the contract yet?这份合同你签了吗？ 61. His enemies put/took out a contract on him. [=paid someone to kill him]他的敌人花钱雇凶手杀他。 62. We are bound by contract to pay the full price.根据合同规定，我们需全额付款。 63. She is under contract with the TV station for three more years.她已签约为这家电视台再工作三年。 64. She contracted her lips into a frown.她撅着嘴。 65. contract a muscle收缩肌肉 66. The muscle expands and then contracts.肌肉扩张，然后收缩。 67. The hot metal contracted as it cooled.热金属冷却时收缩。 68. He contracted [=(more commonly) caught] a cold.他患了感冒。 69. She contracted chicken pox.她感染了水痘。 70. They contracted malaria.他们得了疟疾。 71. The carpenter contracted (with them) to do the work on their house.木工（与他们）订了合同，为他们家做木工活。 72. We contracted [=hired] a lawyer.我们与律师签署了雇用合同。 73. a legally contracted marriage合法缔结的婚姻 74. The company contracted an alliance with a former competitor.公司与过去的一个竞争对手结成了同盟。 75. The company contracted out its manufacturing jobs. [=the company paid another company to do its manufacturing jobs instead of doing them itself]这家公司把制造业务外包出去了。