contractions

英 [kənˈtrækʃənz]

美 [kənˈtrækʃənz]

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
contraction的复数

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.
  1. '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。
• See also:contract

双语例句

• My chart uses their data, in which recoveries have the same duration as prior contractions.
  我的图中也使用了他们的数据，他们的数据表明，这几次危机中复苏所需的时间与之前的收缩期一样长。
• Potentially dangerous effects of DM in young children include dystonic reactions, severe involuntary muscle contractions and spasms.
  年幼儿童服用右美沙芬存在的潜在副作用包括异常反应、不随意肌严重收缩和痉挛。
• This limits its ability to respond to domestic contractions.
  这限制了中国应对国内经济萎缩的能力。
• The remaining 30 percent had either low back pain or contractures& continuous, involuntary muscle contractions.
  剩下的这30%学生，要么有腰痛，要么有挛缩&肌肉持续的、非随意的紧缩。
• An electronic device that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth.
  中心频率未调制频率分娩时监视胎儿心跳和母体子宫收缩频率的电子装置。
• Pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus.
  妇女生产后感到的疼痛；和子宫收缩有关。
• Caution: This point is forbidden for pregnant women because its stimulation can cause premature contractions in the uterus.
  注意：这一点对于孕妇是被禁止的，因为它的刺激可引起子宫早期收缩研究。
• In humans higher oxytocin levels have been linked to physiological phenomena like contractions during childbirth, or orgasm.
  对人类而言，更高的催产素与像孕子期时的收缩或者高潮等生理现象相关。
• Abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction.
  肌肉不正常的拉长；肌肉收缩后缓慢放松。
• Signs of imminent labor include the rupture of membranes and regular contractions.
  临盆的征兆包括薄膜的破裂和有规律的收缩。