contraction

汉语翻译

n. 收缩, 缩写式, 害病
【医】 收缩; 挛缩; 牙弓内缩
【经】 萎缩, 收缩, 紧缩

英语解释：

名词 contraction:

1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
   同义词：muscular contraction, muscle contraction
2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
   同义词：compression, condensation
3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
4. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

例句：

1. A device for measuring the work capacity of a muscle or group of muscles during contraction.
   测力器用来测量在收缩中某一块肌肉或一组肌肉做功能力的装置
2. 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
3. The contraction of muscle is a reaction of the body.
   肌肉的收缩是人体的一种反应。
4. "I'll" is a contraction of "I will".
   “I'll”是“I will”的缩写。

详细解释：

con.trac.tion

n.（名词）
The act of contracting or the state of being contracted.
收缩：收缩的行为或被缩小（短）的状态
Abbr. cont.,contr.
缩写 cont.,contr.
A word, aswon`t from will not, or phrase, as o`clock from of the clock, formed by omitting or combining some of the sounds of a longer phrase.
缩约词：通过省略或结合一个较长短语中的某些音素而形成的词，如从will not 来的 won`t ，或短语如从 of the clock 来的 o`clock
The formation of such a word.
缩约：这种词的形成
Physiology The shortening and thickening of functioning muscle or muscle fiber.
【生理学】 收缩：工作肌肉或肌肉纤维的变短和变粗
A period of decreased business activity.
萧条时期：商业活动减少的一段时期