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contractionUK:*/kənˈtrækʃən/US:/kənˈtrækʃən/ ,(kən trak′shən)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Australian:Jamaican: 主要翻译 contraction n (metal, etc.: shrinking) (金属)收缩You have to allow for some contraction in cold weather. contraction n (word: contracted form) (词语)缩写形式Contractions are common with most modal verbs in English. contraction n (childbirth: muscle spasm) (生育)宫缩Her contractions are now coming every ten minutes. |