contraction
英 [kənˈtrækʃn]
美 [kənˈtrækʃn]
n. 收缩; 缩小; (肌肉的)收缩,挛缩; (尤指分娩时的)子宫收缩; 词的缩约形式
复数:contractions
Collins.1 / BNC.6570 / COCA.8686
牛津词典
noun
- 收缩;缩小
the process of becoming smaller- the expansion and contraction of the metal
金属的膨胀与收缩 - The sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock.
股票市场骤然收缩,让他们剩下了许多无人要的股票。
- the expansion and contraction of the metal
- (肌肉的)收缩,挛缩;(尤指分娩时的)子宫收缩
a sudden and painful contracting of muscles, especially of the muscles around a woman's womb that happen when she is giving birth to a child- The contractions started coming every five minutes.
子宫开始每隔五分钟收缩一次。
- The contractions started coming every five minutes.
- 词的缩约形式
a short form of a word- ‘He's’ may be a contraction of ‘he is’ or ‘he has’.
he's可以是he is或he has的缩约形式。
- ‘He's’ may be a contraction of ‘he is’ or ‘he has’.
柯林斯词典
- (分娩时的)子宫收缩,宫缩
When a woman who is about to give birth hascontractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb. - N-COUNT (词的)缩约形式
Acontractionis a shortened form of a word or words.- 'It's' (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
it's (带撇号)只能用作 it is 的缩约形式。
- 'It's' (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
- See also:contract
英英释义
noun
- the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
- (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
- a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
- `won't' is a contraction of `will not'
- `o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- the contraction of a gas on cooling
双语例句
- These rhythmic waves of muscular relaxation and contraction are called peristalsis.
这种肌肉舒张和收缩的有节律波动称为蠕动。 - In the forces between expansion and contraction that surround us, new types of space can be formed.
在我们身边无处不在的扩张和建设中,新的空间形式有可能就此形成。 - During a recession, ideally, public demand rises to offset contraction in the private sector.
在经济衰退中,理想情况是通过公共需求的增长,来弥补私人需求的萎缩。 - 'can't' is a contraction of 'cannot'.
can't是cannot的缩略形式。 - The alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles.
肌肉的交替收缩和松弛。 - A second protein, myosin, is involve in the contraction of muscle cells.
第二类蛋白是肌球蛋白,它与肌肉细胞的收缩有关。 - A compound that is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates; supplies energy for muscle contraction.
脊椎动物肌肉组织中的一种化合物,提供肌肉收缩的能量。 - Experiments have proved that when the arteriole produce durative contraction, skeletal muscle cramps occur, numbness, etc.
实验证明,当小动脉发生持续性收缩时,骨胳肌发生痉挛跳动,肢体麻木等现象。 - The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.
扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。 - ( medicine) of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation.
(医学)属于或关于不正常的迅速交互的收缩和松弛的神经肌肉活动。