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con·trac·tion AHD[kən-trăkʹshən] D.J.[kənˈtrækʃən]K.K.[kənˈtrækʃən]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
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