contracted

contracted

形容词

1. 简约的，简洁的

2. 收缩的，紧缩的

3. 订立了合同的

名词

1. 合同，契约

2. 收缩，紧缩

词语辨析

contracted, compacted, condensed, contracted的基本意思是“收缩的”。但它们在使用上有区别。

• contracted: 主要指物体的体积、尺寸或面积因收缩而减小。
• compacted: 主要指物体受外力压实后变得更密实、坚实。
• condensed: 主要指气体冷却、压缩而使体积缩小。

词汇扩充

• contracted muscles: 收缩的肌肉
• contracted form: 简约的形式
• contracted version: 缩写版
• contracted company: 订立合同的公司

近义词

abbreviated, concise, compressed, reduced

反义词

expanded, enlarged, extended, stretched

柯林斯词典

形容词

1. If something is contracted, it is makes smaller or shorter, or it gets smaller or shorter.
2. Contracted or contracted-out services are provided by a company or public organization, rather than by the government or a public organization.
3. If a disease is contracted by someone, they become affected by it.
4. If you feel contracted about something, you feel that you cannot do anything about it.

名词

1. A contracted muscle is in a state of contraction.

2. If you have a contracted, you have a formal agreement with someone.

牛津词典

形容词

1. Drawn together; made smaller or shorter.
2. Having the hours of one's employment reduced.
3. Acquired in the womb or birth canal.

名词

1. An arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired killer.
2. A muscle that is contracting.

用法

1. The dress contracted after being washed.

2. The government contracted the services of a private company.

3. He contracted a rare disease while traveling abroad.

4. She felt contracted by the constraints of society.

5. He had a contracted muscle in his leg.

6. They signed a contracted for the construction project.

例句

1. The building contracted in the cold weather.
2. He contracted to finish the project by the end of the month.
3. The skin contracted as it dried.
4. She contracted with a publishing company to write a book.
5. He contracted a disease while traveling in Africa.
6. The company contracted out their IT services to a specialized firm.
7. She felt contracted by the strict rules of the organization.
8. His contracted muscles were sore after the workout.
9. We need to review the contracted terms before signing.
10. The contracted version of the report was more concise.
11. The disease can be contracted through close contact with an infected person.
12. She contracted her muscles before lifting the heavy box.
13. He contracted with a lawyer to handle his legal matters.
14. The government contracted with a construction company to build the new bridge.
15. He contracted pneumonia while in the hospital.
16. The contracted working hours allowed her to spend more time with her family.
17. The contracted form of the word is commonly used in informal writing.
18. She contracted out her catering services for the event.
19. His contracted muscles were a result of the intense workout.
20. They contracted a band to perform at the wedding.
21. The contracted company failed to deliver the promised services.