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contractioncon·trac·tion /kənˈtrækʃn / noun - [uncountable] the process of getting smaller or of making something smaller收缩;缩小;缩短
- [countable] a contracted form of a word or words(词的)缩约形式◆“Mustn't” is a contraction of “must not.”mustn't 是 must not 的缩约形式。
- [countable] (
biology生物) a sudden and painful contracting of a woman's muscles as her baby is born(分娩时的)宫缩
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