contracted
英 美 [k?n'tr?kt?d]
- adj. 契約的；收縮了的；狹小的
- v. 使收縮；訂契約（contract的過去式和過去分詞）
助記提示
1、con- "together" + tract- + -ed.
2、字面意思為： draw together. => combine, make an agreement.
英文詞源
- contracted (adj.)
- c. 1600, "agreed upon," also "shrunken, shortened," past participle adjective from contract (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. She contracted a formal marriage to a British ex-serviceman.
- 她和一個英國退役軍人正式訂婚了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. When Barclays Bank contracted out its cleaning, the new company was cheaper.
- 當巴克萊銀行外包其結算業務后，新公司的價格更為便宜。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month.
- 10月，制造業經濟已經連續第6個月出現萎縮狀況。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer contracted by women.
- 卵巢癌是女性常患的第六大癌癥。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He contracted Spanish flu, which almost killed him.
- 他得了西班牙流感，險些喪命。
來自柯林斯例句