contraction
翻译
收缩, 缩写, 宫缩
例句
She felt the first contraction during the night.
她在夜里感觉到了第一次宫缩。
'Can't' is a contraction of 'cannot'.
“Can't”是“cannot”的缩写。
The economy is showing signs of contraction.
经济正显示出收缩的迹象。
语法模式
((sth.)) 的缩写 a contraction of ((sth.)) 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is'.
宫缩 to have a contraction She is having contractions every five minutes.
近义词
同义词：shortening, tightening, shrinking; 反义词：expansion, relaxation
词源
源自拉丁语“con-”（一起）和“trahere”（拉）。意思是“拉到一起”。
记忆技巧
想象肌肉“收缩”或拉紧。或者像“do not”两个词被拉到一起，形成“don't”。