contraction
翻译
收缩, 缩短, 缩写, 阵痛
例句
The contraction of the muscle is powerful.
肌肉的收缩很有力。
'Don't' is a contraction of 'do not'.
“Don't”是“do not”的缩写。
The economy is showing signs of contraction.
经济正显示出收缩的迹象。
She started having contractions every five minutes.
她开始每五分钟阵痛一次。
语法模式
((可数/不可数名词)) 变小的过程。The contraction of the muscle is powerful.
((可数名词)) 一个或多个单词的缩写形式。'Don't' is a contraction of 'do not'.
((可数名词, 通常为复数)) 分娩时子宫肌肉的强烈而痛苦的运动。She started having contractions every five minutes.
近义词
同义词：shortening (缩短), shrinking (收缩), reduction (减少); 反义词：expansion (扩张)
词源
源自拉丁语“contrahere”（拉到一起）。后缀“-tion”构成名词，表示动作或状态。
记忆技巧
想象事物被“拉到一起”或变小：肌肉收紧、单词缩写、经济萎缩。