/ˈkɒntrækt ||; ˈkɑntrækt/noun
[C] a written legal agreement 契约;合同;合约:
They signed a three-year contract witha major record company.他们与一家大唱片公司签了一份为期三年的合约。a temporary contract临时合同
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/kənˈtrækt ||; kənˈtrækt/verb
1 [I,T] to become or to make sth smaller or shorter 收缩;缩小;缩短:
Metals contract as they cool.金属冷却便收缩。 [OPP] expand 反义词为expand
2 [T] to get an illness or disease, especially a serious one 染上(疾病,尤指重病):
to contract pneumonia染上肺炎
3 [I,T] to make a written legal agreement with sb to do sth 订立合约;签订合约:
His firm has been contracted to supply all the furniture for the new building.他的公司已经签约,为新大厦供应所有家具。
contract sth out (to sb) to arrange for work to be done by sb outside your own company 外包(把公司工作发给外人)
contract1/ˋkɑntrækt; ˈkɒntrækt/n [C] an official agreement between two or more people 契约﹐合同: Read the contract carefully before you sign it. 仔细阅读合同后再签字。She has agreed a three-year contract with a Hollywood studio. 她已经与一家好莱坞电影公司签订了一份三年期合同。What happens if you break your contract ? 要是你违反合同会怎么样?—contractual /kənˋtræktʃUəl; kənˈtræktʃuəl/adj : a contractual arrangement 合同上的约定
contract2/kənˋtrækt; kənˈtrækt/v 1 [I] to become smaller [ expand ] 缩小﹔收缩: Metal contracts as it cools. 金属遇冷收缩。2 [T] formal to get a serious illness【正式】感染〔严重疾病〕: Sharon contracted AIDS from a dirty needle. 莎伦从一根被污染的针上感染了艾滋病。3 [I,T] to sign a contract with someone agreeing what you or they will do(与…)订立合同
contractcontractcontractscontractedcontractingnounan official piece of paper that says that somebody agrees to do something: The company has signed a contract to build the new road.