contracted

英 美 [kən'træktɪd]
  • adj. 契约的;收缩了的;狭小的
  • v. 使收缩;订契约(contract的过去式和过去分词)

助记提示


1、con- "together" + tract- + -ed.
2、字面意思为: draw together. => combine, make an agreement.

英文词源


contracted (adj.)
c. 1600, "agreed upon," also "shrunken, shortened," past participle adjective from contract (v.).

双语例句


1. She contracted a formal marriage to a British ex-serviceman.
她和一个英国退役军人正式订婚了。

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2. When Barclays Bank contracted out its cleaning, the new company was cheaper.
当巴克莱银行外包其结算业务后,新公司的价格更为便宜。

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3. The manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month.
10月,制造业经济已经连续第6个月出现萎缩状况。

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4. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer contracted by women.
卵巢癌是女性常患的第六大癌症。

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5. He contracted Spanish flu, which almost killed him.
他得了西班牙流感,险些丧命。

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