n.\n契约，合同，合约\n婚约\n【法律】契约法，合同法\n定约桥牌[亦称作 contract bridge, 参较 auction bridge]\n[俚语]杀人契约\n(买通刺客的)行刺手令；(为暗杀一特定目标而签订的)雇用职业杀手协议\n[美国英语]拉票协议\n特殊期货交易合同的每一部分\n行贿；受贿\nvt.\n使收缩，使紧缩；使缩短；使皱缩：\nA hedgehog often contracts its body into a ball.\n刺猬常常把它的身体收缩成一个圆球。\n缩约，紧缩(词、短语等)：\nThe word “not” is generally contracted and used with a verb.\n“not”这个词一般都被缩约并与动词合成一体。\n沾染，感染(疾病等)：\nShe has contracted a severe fever.\n她感染上了严重的热病。\n招致；负(债等)：\nHe contracted huge debts by rash spending.\n他由于大手大脚地花钱而负了大量的债。\n／'kɔntrækt,kən'trækt／ 订(约),缔结：\nThey contracted an alliance with another country.\n他们与另外一个国家结成了同盟。\n与…结交，与…结识：\nMr Brown contracted friendship with his neighbour.\n布朗先生与他的邻居交了朋友。\n与…订婚，订(婚)；把…许配：\nShe claims that she contracted a form of marriage with that old man.\n她声称她曾与那个老头儿订有婚约。\nvi.\n缩小；收缩；缩短；皱缩：\nMetals contract in cold weather.\n金属在寒冷的天气中会收缩。\n订契约；承包：\nWe contracted with a local clothing firm for 400 shirts a month.\n我们与当地一家服装公司立约每月订购400件衬衫。\n近义词:\nshrink\n. condense\n. compress\n. deflate\n反义词:\nexpend\n. inflate\n短语:\nbe subject to contract\n【法律】以合同(或契约)的签订为依据\ncontract (oneself) in(或 into)\n订约参加\ncontract (oneself) out of\n正式保证不受…约束；退出协议(或合同等)\nput out a contract on someone\n[美国俚语]雇用(某人)杀人

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