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

• Bear markets anticipate and price in economic contractions.
  熊市预期经济会出现萎缩，并在价格中得到体现。
• Fourth, fiscal contractions that rely on spending cuts are more expansionary than tax-driven adjustment.
  第四，与税收驱动的调整相比，依赖于削减支出的财政紧缩更具有扩张性。
• Contractions are much more common in speech than in writing.
  缩略词在口语里比在书写中常见得多。
• Stimulates and maintains nerve signals and muscle contractions.
  促进和维持神经和肌肉收缩的。
• But Spain and Italy reported further sharp contractions.
  但西班牙和意大利的萎缩却进一步加深。
• Strong contractions could lead to rupture of the uterus.
  强烈的收缩可能引起子宫破裂。
• 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。
• Natural history of ventricular premature contractions in children with a structurally normal heart: does origin matter?
  结构正常心脏儿童室性期前收缩的自然史：起源是否重要？
• 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 strain of the contractions and the pushing caused the aneurysm to rupture.
  收缩的张力和推挤使得动脉瘤破裂了。