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 contraction [kən'trækʃən]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 收缩, 缩写式, 害病

[医] 收缩; 挛缩; 牙弓内缩

[经] 萎缩, 收缩, 紧缩


  1. "I'll" is a contraction of "I will".
    “I'll”是“I will”的缩写。
  2. The contraction of muscle is a reaction of the body.
    肌肉的收缩是人体的一种反应。
  3. Shrinkage or contraction of the protoplasm away from the wall of a living plant or bacterial cell, caused by loss of water through osmosis.
    胞质皱缩通过渗透作用由于缺水引起的活植细胞或细菌的细胞质的皱缩或收缩，并与细胞壁分离


contraction
[ noun ]
  1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

    2. <noun.act>
  2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

    3. <noun.event>
    the contraction of a gas on cooling
  3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds

    4. <noun.communication>
    `won't' is a contraction of `will not'
    `o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'
  4. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

    5. <noun.act>


Contraction \Con*trac"tion\, n. [L. contractio: cf. F.
contraction.]
1. The act or process of contracting, shortening, or
shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction
of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendon; the
contraction produced by cold.

2. (Math.) The process of shortening an operation.

3. The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as
liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of
becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease.

4. Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase;
-- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for
criminal conversation, etc.

5. (Gram.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the
omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or
more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never;
can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is.

6. A marriage contract. [Obs.] --Shak.

  1. The contraction of these industries is happening at a time when the recession has stopped growth in financial services and in tourism. In just three years, unemployment has nearly trebled, rising from only 3 per cent in 1990 to 8.8 per cent in September.
  2. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector and a reading below 50 indicates a contraction.
  3. The industry group said that expanding domestic demand cushioned a continued contraction in exports.
  4. It could not have been curbed without an unwelcome contraction in the real economy. That leaves prudential supervision as a counterweight to a more competitive financial environment.
  5. But, she said, every time she had a contraction, she yelled a little louder _ and her husband drove a little faster.
  6. Weekly figures for state unemployment insurance claims have also moved down in recent months. But most of the fall in unemployment since the summer reflects a contraction of the labour force rather than new job creation.
  7. It said the operation usually results in full correction at the first knuckle, but often leaves some residual contraction at the second knuckle.
  8. The only bright spot, he says, is the export sector which has benefited from devaluation of the shilling. Estimates of Kenya's economic performance in 1993 vary from a contraction of 2 per cent to expansion of 2 per cent.
  9. Further cuts in interest rates could stimulate bank lending. An injection of public money into the banks to help them sort out their bad debts might encourage them to halt the contraction of their international activities.
  10. It seems a tall order. Similarly, the Japanese car industry is facing contraction in its domestic market for the first time in its history.
  11. History suggests how ominous such over-reactions can be: Princeton's Ben Bernanke has linked the deliberate contraction of credit by large lending institutions in 1929-30 to the severity of the ensuing Great Depression.
  12. A reading above 50 indicates continuing economic expansion, while that below 50 signals a contraction.
  13. The contraction in demand for first homes, meanwhile, has resulted in a continuing shakeout of several thousand builders.
  14. However, he did not foresee significant economic contraction in the short-term. Positive comments from Mr George Salem, an analyst at Prudential Securities, helped the banking sector.
  15. The economic growth goal is 2.5% to 3%, compared with last year's 0.05% contraction.
  16. Since Oct. 19, it has concentrated on providing enough liquidity to prevent a contraction in credit and a recession.
  17. An already weak world economy would be smothered by a rapid credit contraction that makes the present one look like a mere down tick.
  18. To head off further economic contraction, West Germany and Japan need to stimulate their economies to increase imports, and the U.S. must try harder to reduce the deficit, damp consumption and stimulate savings and investment.
  19. They also warn that weaving companies are vulnerable because they depend on a UK clothing market that is in 'irreversible contraction'. Spinning companies should be able to defend their position, the consultants say.
  20. But the extent of German economic contraction has hit Belgium hard.
  21. It also pulls solvent out of the bladder whenever it senses an imminent contraction of the organ.
  22. A ratio greater than 1-to-1 indicates industry expansion as new orders outpace shipments; a lower ratio generally indicates a contraction.
  23. President Reagan will undergo surgery at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington on Saturday for correction of a long-standing contraction of the ring finger of his left hand, his doctor said Tuesday.
  24. Mr. Corrigan told a congressional committee that the pace of economic contraction appeared to be moderating.
  25. At the short end, the return on three-month certificates of deposit declined to 3.7 per cent, matching the low of last December. Low bank lending has been one of the leading factors behind the contraction in money supply.
  26. Continuing contraction in downtown Manhattan financial firms was responsible for higher vacancy rates, but declining rents and other concessions may boost rentals.
  27. If he fails, United will unilaterally embark on a contraction of its business that will cut thousands of jobs from its 86,000 total.
  28. Where independent central bankers have no mandate or instinctive inclination to address problems of deflation they may be slow to respond to a sustained contraction in demand.
  29. Tomorrow's report on the May trade deficit is expected to disclose backsliding after April's contraction.
  30. Policy in this area, too, could make some contribution to pulling the US out of recession. The current downturn is unusual in that, if it does last until the middle of 1992, it will become the longest contraction since the 1930s.
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