contraction
英 [kənˈtrækʃn]
美 [kənˈtrækʃn]
n. 收缩; 缩小; (肌肉的)收缩,挛缩; (尤指分娩时的)子宫收缩; 词的缩约形式
复数:contractions
Collins.1 / BNC.6570 / COCA.8686
牛津词典
noun
- 收缩;缩小
the process of becoming smaller- the expansion and contraction of the metal
金属的膨胀与收缩 - The sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock.
股票市场骤然收缩,让他们剩下了许多无人要的股票。
- the expansion and contraction of the metal
- (肌肉的)收缩,挛缩;(尤指分娩时的)子宫收缩
a sudden and painful contracting of muscles, especially of the muscles around a woman's womb that happen when she is giving birth to a child- The contractions started coming every five minutes.
子宫开始每隔五分钟收缩一次。
- The contractions started coming every five minutes.
- 词的缩约形式
a short form of a word- ‘He's’ may be a contraction of ‘he is’ or ‘he has’.
he's可以是he is或he has的缩约形式。
- ‘He's’ may be a contraction of ‘he is’ or ‘he has’.
柯林斯词典
- (分娩时的)子宫收缩,宫缩
When a woman who is about to give birth hascontractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb. - N-COUNT (词的)缩约形式
Acontractionis a shortened form of a word or words.- 'It's' (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
it's (带撇号)只能用作 it is 的缩约形式。
- 'It's' (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
- See also:contract
英英释义
noun
- the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
- (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
- a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
- `won't' is a contraction of `will not'
- `o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- the contraction of a gas on cooling
双语例句
- The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.
扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。 - The contraction of muscles uses energy and releases heat
肌肉的收缩消耗能量并且释放热量。 - The molecule structures of cell membrane and muscle cell; The principle of muscle contraction.
【熟悉】细胞膜和肌细胞的分子结构;肌肉收缩的原理。 - Steel and concrete have almost the same rate of contraction and expansion.
钢和混凝土有几乎相同的收缩率和膨胀率。 - In the forces between expansion and contraction that surround us, new types of space can be formed.
在我们身边无处不在的扩张和建设中,新的空间形式有可能就此形成。 - Actin: One of two proteins responsible for contraction of muscle cells and the motility of other cells.
肌动蛋白负责肌肉细胞的收缩和其它细胞的运动的两种蛋白质中的一种。 - METHODS: Action potentials and force of contraction were studied with conventional techniques in guinea-pig papillary muscles.
使用传统方法测量了豚鼠乳头肌的动作电位和收缩力。 - In a contraction, positive work is done on the system.
在压缩过程中,对体系作正功。 - Air Element: Running, Hunting, Using Strength, Contraction and Expansion.
空气元素:跑步、狩猎、利用强度、收缩和扩张。 - The contraction of this muscle causes the lower arm to be raised.
这根肌肉的收缩使下臂抬起来。