contract

英 [ˈkɒntrækt , kənˈtrækt]

美 [ˈkɑːntrækt , kənˈtrækt]

n.  合同; 合约; 契约; (雇用杀人的)协议
v.  (使)收缩，缩小; 感染(疾病); 得(病); 与…订立合同(或契约)

复数：contracts　过去分词：contracted　现在分词：contracting　过去式：contracted　第三人称单数：contracts　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.628 / COCA.1269

同义词辨析

shrinkcontract【导航词义：收缩】

treatyaccordcontractpact【导航词义：条约】

短语动词

短语用例

contract in (to sth)

• 订约参与
  to formally agree that you will take part in sth
  1. to enter into/make/sign a contract with the supplier
     与供应商签订合同
  2. a contract for the supply of vehicles
     车辆供应合约
  3. to win/be awarded a contract to build a new school
     获得承建一所新学校的合同
  4. These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.
     这些条款构成买卖双方所签合同的一部分。
  5. a contract of employment
     雇用合同
  6. a research contract
     从事研究的合同
  7. a contract worker (= one employed on a contract for a fixed period of time)
     合同工
  8. I was on a three-year contract that expired last week.
     我签订的三年期合同已于上周期满。
  9. Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.
     根据合同的条款，这项工作本应于昨天完成。
  10. She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major American computer firm.
      她已签约为一家大的美国计算机公司工作。
  11. The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed) .
      此报价已获接受，尚需以签约为准。
  12. They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract) .
      他们被指控违约。

contract out (of sth)

• 订约不参与；退出（或不参加）…合约
  to formally agree that you will not take part in sth

contract sth↔out (to sb)

• 订约把…承包出去
  to arrange for work to be done by another company rather than your own
  1. to contract AIDS/a virus/a disease
     感染艾滋病 / 病毒 / 疾病

牛津词典

noun

• 合同；合约；契约
  an official written agreement
  1. to enter into/make/sign a contract with the supplier
     与供应商签订合同
  2. a contract for the supply of vehicles
     车辆供应合约
  3. to win/be awarded a contract to build a new school
     获得承建一所新学校的合同
  4. These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.
     这些条款构成买卖双方所签合同的一部分。
  5. a contract of employment
     雇用合同
  6. a research contract
     从事研究的合同
  7. a contract worker (= one employed on a contract for a fixed period of time)
     合同工
  8. I was on a three-year contract that expired last week.
     我签订的三年期合同已于上周期满。
  9. Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.
     根据合同的条款，这项工作本应于昨天完成。
  10. She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major American computer firm.
      她已签约为一家大的美国计算机公司工作。
  11. The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed) .
      此报价已获接受，尚需以签约为准。
  12. They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract) .
      他们被指控违约。
• （雇用杀人的）协议，合同
  an agreement to kill sb for money
  1. to take out a contract on sb
     获得杀害某人的协议

verb

• （使）收缩，缩小
  to become less or smaller; to make sth become less or smaller
  1. Glass contracts as it cools.
     玻璃遇冷收缩。
  2. a contracting market
     萎缩的市场
  3. The heart muscles contract to expel the blood.
     心脏肌肉收缩以挤压出血液。
  4. ‘I will’ and ‘I shall’ are usually contracted to ‘I'll’ (= made shorter) .
     I will和I shall通常缩约为I'll。
  5. The exercise consists of stretching and contracting the leg muscles.
     此项训练包括伸展和收缩腿部肌肉。
• 感染（疾病）；得（病）
  to get an illness
  1. to contract AIDS/a virus/a disease
     感染艾滋病 / 病毒 / 疾病
• 与…订立合同（或契约）
  to make a legal agreement with sb for them to work for you or provide you with a service
  1. The player is contracted to play until August.
     这位选手签约参加比赛到八月份。
  2. Several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department.
     有几位计算机工程师与财务部门签订了合同。
• 订立…的合同（或契约）
  to make a legal agreement to work for sb or provide them with a service
  1. She has contracted to work 20 hours a week.
     她已签订每周工作20小时的合同。
• （与…）订立（婚约）；（与…）缔结（同盟）
  to formally agree to marry sb/form an alliance with sb

柯林斯词典

The noun is pronounced /'kɒntrækt/. The verb is pronounced /kən'trækt/. 名词读作 /'kɒntrækt/，动词读作 /kən'trækt/。


• N-COUNT 合同;契约
  Acontractis a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
  1. The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building...
     这家公司赢得了一份极为重要的合同，参与建设欧洲最高的大厦。
  2. He was given a seven-year contract with an annual salary of $150,000.
     他签下了一份为期7年的合同，年薪为15万美元。
• VERB 签合同，订立契约(做某事)
  If youcontract withsomeonetodo something, you legally agree to do it for them or for them to do it for you.
  1. You can contract with us to deliver your cargo...
     你可以跟我们签订送货合同。
  2. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already contracted to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan.
     波士顿美术博物馆已经签订合同，将其部分藏品租借给日本一家博物馆。
• V-ERG (使)收缩;(使)缩小;(使)缩短
  When somethingcontractsor when somethingcontractsit, it becomes smaller or shorter.
  1. Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts...
     血液在心脏收缩的时候从心脏流出。
  2. New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.
     新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。
• VERB (经济、市场等)紧缩，缩小
  When something such as an economy or marketcontracts, it becomes smaller.
  1. The manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month.
     10月，制造业经济已经连续第6个月出现萎缩状况。
• VERB 感染，患(病)
  If youcontracta serious illness, you become ill with it.
  1. He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion...
     他因为输血而感染了艾滋病。
  2. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer contracted by women.
     卵巢癌是女性常患的第六大癌症。
• VERB 订立(婚约);签订(盟约等)
  If youcontracta marriage, alliance, or other relationship with someone, you arrange to have that relationship with them.
  1. She contracted a formal marriage to a British ex-serviceman.
     她和一个英国退役军人正式订婚了。
• N-COUNT 买凶杀人的协议
  If there is acontract ona person or on their life, someone has made an arrangement to have them killed.
  1. The convictions resulted in the local crime bosses putting a contract on him...
     这些判罪导致当地犯罪团伙的老大们要雇凶杀他。
  2. The police advised her to get out of town because there was a contract on her life.
     警察建议她离开这个城市，因为有人雇杀手杀她。
• PHRASE 签订工作合同的
  If you areunder contract tosomeone, you have signed a contract agreeing to work for them, and for no-one else, during a fixed period of time.
  1. The director wanted Olivia de Havilland, then under contract to Warner Brothers.
     导演想要当时签约于华纳兄弟娱乐公司旗下的奥利维娅·德哈维兰出演。

英英释义

noun

• a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
  Synonym:contract bridge
• a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
• (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
  Synonym:declaration

verb

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
  1. He got AIDS
  2. She came down with pneumonia
  3. She took a chill
  Synonym:takeget
• become smaller or draw together
  1. The fabric shrank
  2. The balloon shrank
  Synonym:shrink
• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  1. The manuscript must be shortened
  Synonym:abridgeforeshortenabbreviateshortencutreduce
• make or become more narrow or restricted
  1. The selection was narrowed
  2. The road narrowed
  Synonym:narrow
• compress or concentrate
  1. Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
  Synonym:condenseconcentrate
• enter into a contractual arrangement
  Synonym:undertake
• make smaller
  1. The heat contracted the woollen garment
• squeeze or press together
  1. she compressed her lips
  2. the spasm contracted the muscle
  Synonym:compressconstrictsqueezecompactpress
• engage by written agreement
  1. They signed two new pitchers for the next season
  Synonym:signsign onsign up

双语例句

• The household contract responsibility system does not mean privatization of the rural economy.
  家庭联产承包制并不意味着农村经济私有化。
• The director wanted Olivia de Havilland, then under contract to Warner Brothers.
  导演想要当时签约于华纳兄弟娱乐公司旗下的奥利维娅·德哈维兰出演。
• The contract expires.
  合同期满。
• The contract was awarded to a previously unknown company
  合同签给了一个之前并不知名的公司。
• A formal contract is signed which is renewable annually.
  正式签订了每年可续签的合同。
• We have awarded the contract to a British shipyard
  我们将合同给了一家英国造船厂。
• New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.
  新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。
• The convictions resulted in the local crime bosses putting a contract on him
  这些判罪导致当地犯罪团伙的老大们要雇凶杀他。
• The company won the contract by essentially saying it would do the job for free.
  那家公司基本上是靠宣称免费进行那项工作才赢得了合同。
• His contract came up for renewal
  他的合同该续签了。