contraction
UK/kən'trækʃən/US/kәn'trækʃәn/
TOEFLB2
释义
n.
The process of becoming smaller or pulling inward
收缩；缩小
n.
A tightening of a muscle, especially during labor
肌肉收缩（尤指分娩时的宫缩）
n.
A shortened form of a word or words, like don't or it's
缩略词（如 don't、it's）
词根拆分
词根派生con-（一起）+ tract（拉）+ -ion（动作）= 「拉到一起」。凡是 contract 的东西都在向内拉：肌肉缩短，经济收缩，而像 don't 这样的缩略词把两个词拉成一个。
词根 tra 还连着 109 个词常用搭配
- 1.muscle contraction肌肉收缩
- 2.economic contraction经济收缩
- 3.labor contractions分娩宫缩
例句
- 1.
The contractions were five minutes apart by midnight.
到午夜时，宫缩已经间隔五分钟一次。
- 2.
An economic contraction usually means rising unemployment.
经济收缩通常意味着失业率上升。
- 3.
In formal essays, avoid contractions like "can't" or "won't".
在正式文章里，要避免使用 "can't"、"won't" 这类缩略词。