contracted

英 [kənˈtrækt] 美 [kənˈtrækt]
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  • 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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记忆方法

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

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

权威例句

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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