Contract
[ 'kɑntrækt ]
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n. 合同;契约;协议;
💡 词根助记
con共同+tract拉→共同拉回去→收缩；对大家都有制约→合同
📝 例句
Both parties have signed the contract !
双方已经在合同上签字了。
I contracted a cold.
我得了感冒。
I was then under contract to a bus company.
那时候我按合同为一家公共汽车公司工作。
"Smith would like to contract in on this project, if he may."
如果可能的话，史密斯愿意签订合同参加这项计划。
ad referendum contract
暂定契约书,草约
🌱 联想助记
【串】在与对手的contact(接触)中,他显得很圆滑(tact),既赢得了contract(合同),也没输掉友谊
【记】※ contract-婚约,contact-接触:别和有婚约的人接触太多
※ contact-接触,contract-合同:双方经过多次接触联系,最终答订合同
※ con-can能,tr-拼音“铁人”,act-行为:肯定的是铁人的行为符合合同
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-strict-表示“拉紧”
常见变体有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
📖 牛津释义
contract
n
1 ~ (with sb) (for sth/to do sth) legally binding agreement, usu in writing 合同; 契约
You shouldn't enter into/make a contract until you have studied its provisions carefully. 你应该先仔细研究合同的条款, 然後再签订.
We have a contract with the Government for the supply of vehicles/to supply vehicles. 我们在提供车辆方面与政府订有合约.
When the legal formalities have been settled, the buyer and seller of a house can exchange contracts, ie to complete their agreement legally. 房子的买方和卖方办妥法律手续即可交换契约.
He has agreed salary terms and is ready to sign a new contract, ie of employment. 他同意了薪金条件, 准备签新合同.
I'm not a permanent employee; I'm working here on a fixed-term contract. 我并不是永久雇员, 而是根据定期合同在此工作的.
[attrib 作定语]
the contract price, date, etc, ie the price, date, etc agreed to 合同价格、 日期等
a contract worker, ie employed on a contract 合同工.
2 (idm 习语) be under contract (to sb) have made a contract to work (for sb) 立约（为某人）工作
a pop group that is under contract to one of the big record companies 与一家大唱片公司签有合约的流行音乐乐队. put sth out to `contract invite people to make a contract to do work, supply (goods, etc) 请人承包工作、 供货等事
We haven't the resources to do the work ourselves, so we'll put it out to contract. 我们自己无法做这项工作, 所以要承包出去.
contract v
1
(a) [Ipr, It]
~ with sb for sth make (a legal agreement) with sb for a purpose 与某人签订（合同或契约）
contract with a firm for the supply of fuel, ie agree to buy fuel from it 与一家公司就供应燃料一事签订合同
Having contracted (with them) to do the repairs, we cannot withdraw now. 我们（与他们）订有维修合约, 现在不能撤消.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sb) (fml 文) enter into or undertake sth formally 正式缔结或确定（某事物）
She had contracted a most unsuitable marriage. 她订下的婚约极不匹配.
contract an alliance with a neighbouring state 与邻国缔结同盟.
2 [Tn]
(a) catch or develop (an illness) 感染（疾病）
contract measles, a cold, etc 患麻疹、 感冒等.
(b) (fml 文) acquire (sth) 招致（某事物）
contract debts, bad habits 负债、 染上恶习.
3 (phr v) contract `out (of sth) (Brit) withdraw from, or not enter into, an agreement which applies to a large group 退出或不参加某合约
You can contract out (of the pension scheme) if you wish. 你愿意的话, 可以退出（这个养老金计划）. contract sth out (to sb) arrange for (work) to be done by another firm rather than one's own 把工作包出去（让别人做）.
contract v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (to sth) 1 make or become smaller or shorter （使）缩小, 缩短, 缩约
Metals contract as they get cooler. 金属遇冷则收缩.
`I will' can be contracted to `I'll'. Iwill可缩写为I'll.
(fig 比喻) Our business has contracted a lot recently. 我们的生意近来大为减少了.
2 (cause sth to) become tighter or narrower; constrict （使某物）紧缩或收缩; 缩
contract a muscle 收缩肌肉
The tunnel contracts to a narrow passageway as you go deeper. 再往里走, 坑道缩小成了一条窄窄的通道. Cf 参看 expand.
🎯 考研助记
con(共同)+tract(拉):你拉我也拉，都想有利于己方-签 合同 网友：yqy 补充：共同（con）拥有的小册子（tract）－－合同；contra反，ct：就反对的意见达成一致－合同
🔁 扩展释义
*['kɒntrækt]n. 合约, 婚约, 契约vt. 使皱缩, 使缩短, 感染, 订约, 缔结vi. 皱缩, 订约, 收缩【化】 合同【医】 收缩; 感染【经】 契约, 合同, 承包相关词组: contract oneself out of make a contract with sb contract out
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As early as his second film, Chaplin had developed his own manner of acting.
早在他的第二部电影，卓别林就形成了他自己的表演风格。
One moement let me show you out, sir. Good day, sir, good day.
先生，请稍等一会我送您出去。再见，先生，再见。
A week later, Mr Brain rang Zheng Jie and spoke to a friend of his.
一周以后，布雷恩先生打电话给郑杰，接电话的是郑杰的一位朋友。