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contraction    音标拼音: [kəntr'ækʃən]
n. 收缩,缩写式,害病

收缩,缩写式,害病

contraction
收缩

contraction
收缩

contraction
n 1: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ
(especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [synonym:
{contraction}, {muscular contraction}, {muscle
contraction}]
2: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed
together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [synonym:
{compression}, {condensation}, {contraction}]
3: a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining
some sounds; "`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 [ant: {enlargement}, {expansion}]

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.
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2. (Math.) The process of shortening an operation.
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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.
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4. Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase;
-- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for
criminal conversation, etc.
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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.
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6. A marriage contract. [Obs.] --Shak.
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57 Moby Thesaurus words for "contraction":
Speedwriting, abatement, abbreviation, abridgment, alleviation,
apocope, aposiopesis, attenuation, brachygraphy, clipping,
coarctation, constriction, crasis, cutting, dampening, damping,
decrease, decrement, decrescence, deduction, deflation,
depreciation, depression, diminishment, diminution, dying,
dying off, elision, ellipsis, extenuation, fade-out, languishment,
lessening, letup, lowering, miniaturization, mitigation, narrowing,
phonography, pruning, reduction, relaxation, sagging, scaling down,
shortening, shorthand, simplicity, stenography, stricture,
subtraction, syncope, syneresis, tachygraphy, taper, tapering,
truncation, weakening

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  • Contractions (Grammar) | Definition Examples - Scribbr
    What is a contraction? A contraction is a combination of two or more existing words that creates a shorter word Sometimes, a contraction can be a single word (e g , “kinda”), but in most cases contractions are formed using words that often go together (e g , “do not” becomes “don’t”)
  • Contractions in English – Definition, Rules, Full List with Examples
    A contraction is a shorter form of a word or group of words, created by removing certain letters and replacing them with an apostrophe (’) These are used to combine auxiliary verbs, modals, and the word “not” with pronouns or other helping verbs
  • 100+ Contractions with Their Full Forms and Examples
    In everyday English, people do not always use long forms of words Instead, they make short forms by joining two words together These short forms are called contractions Contractions make speaking and writing more natural, easy, and quick If you want to improve your English, learning important contractions will help you sound more fluent
  • CONTRACTION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of CONTRACTION is the action or process of contracting : the state of being contracted How to use contraction in a sentence
  • What Are Contractions in English Grammar? - ThoughtCo
    A contraction in English grammar is a word or phrase that has been shortened by dropping one or more letters In writing, an apostrophe is used to indicate the place of the missing letters
  • Contractions: Explanation and Examples - Grammar Monster
    A contraction is a type of abbreviation Contractions are formed by replacing missing letters with an apostrophe (e g , you're, it's, they're) or by compressing a word (e g , Mr , Prof , Rev )
  • CONTRACTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    CONTRACTION definition: 1 the fact of something becoming smaller or shorter: 2 the fact of becoming less in amount or… Learn more
  • What Are Contractions in Writing? - Grammarly
    Contractions are a unique type of word that combines two or more other words in a shortened form, usually with an apostrophe Contractions take words that usually go together, like can not or I have, and then remove certain letters to shorten them and make other words, like can’t or I’ve
  • Contraction - definition of contraction by The Free Dictionary
    usage: Contractions (isn't, couldn't, can't, he'll) occur chiefly, although not exclusively, in informal speech and writing They are common in personal letters, business letters, journalism, and fiction; rare in scientific and scholarly writing Contractions in formal writing usu represent speech
  • contraction - Grammar. com
    A contraction shows the coming together of two or more words with intervening sounds (in speech) omitted or with intervening letters (in writing) omitted Typically, the contraction brings together an auxiliary verb and a main verb, as in He'll win (He will win)





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