contraction
翻譯
收縮, 縮寫, 宮縮
例句
She felt the first contraction during the night.
她在夜裡感覺到了第一次宮縮。
'Can't' is a contraction of 'cannot'.
「Can't」是「cannot」的縮寫。
The economy is showing signs of contraction.
經濟正顯示出收縮的跡象。
文法模式
((sth.)) 的縮寫 a contraction of ((sth.)) 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is'.
宮縮 to have a contraction She is having contractions every five minutes.
近義詞
同義詞：shortening, tightening, shrinking; 反義詞：expansion, relaxation
詞源
源自拉丁語「con-」（一起）和「trahere」（拉）。意思是「拉到一起」。
記憶技巧
想像肌肉「收縮」或拉緊。或者像「do not」兩個詞被拉到一起，形成「don't」。