Wordiyocontraction
🇬🇧 UK/kən'trækʃən/🇺🇸 US/kәn'trækʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
The process of becoming smaller or shorter; a muscle tightening; a shortened word form combining two words (e.g. 'don't').
收缩；缩短；缩略词
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.muscle contraction肌肉收缩
- 2.economic contraction经济收缩
Example Sentences
- 1.
The contraction of muscle fibers during exercise produces the energy needed for movement.
- 2.
Don't use contractions in formal writing; spell out can't as cannot and won't as will not.