contracted

英 美[k?n'tr?kt?d]
  • adj. 契約的；收縮了的；狹小的
  • v. 使收縮；訂契約（contract的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞）
CET4TEM4中高頻詞

助記提示

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

英文詞源

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

雙語(yǔ)例句

1. She contracted a formal marriage to a British ex-serviceman.
她和一個(gè)英國(guó)退役軍人正式訂婚了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. When Barclays Bank contracted out its cleaning, the new company was cheaper.
當(dāng)巴克萊銀行外包其結(jié)算業(yè)務(wù)后，新公司的價(jià)格更為便宜。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month.
10月，制造業(yè)經(jīng)濟(jì)已經(jīng)連續(xù)第6個(gè)月出現(xiàn)萎縮狀況。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer contracted by women.
卵巢癌是女性?；嫉牡诹蟀┌Y。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. He contracted Spanish flu, which almost killed him.
他得了西班牙流感，險(xiǎn)些喪命。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句