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contracted

英式英标[kən\'træktɪd]

adj. 契约的；收缩了的；狭小的

v. 使收缩；订契约（contract的过去式和过去分词）

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英文词源

contracted (adj.): c. 1600, "agreed upon," also "shrunken, shortened," past participle adjective from contract (v.).

中文解释

1、con- "together" + tract- + -ed.2、字面意思为： draw together. => combine, make an agreement.

实用例句

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。

2. When Barclays Bank contracted out its cleaning, the new company was cheaper.: 当巴克莱银行外包其结算业务后，新公司的价格更为便宜。

3. 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。

4. 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。

5. He contracted Spanish flu, which almost killed him.: 他得了西班牙流感，险些丧命。

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