contract
英 [ˈkɒntrækt] 美 [ˈkɑntrækt]

n.

合同；契约；协议；

v.

签合同；缩小；感染；

变形

复数：contracts过去式：contracted过去分词：contracted现在分词：contracting第三人称单数：contracts

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vi. & vt. 缔结; 订契约 make, settle or establish by contract
2. vt. 染上恶习; 染上疾病 get bad habits; catch an illness
3. vi. 缩小; 紧缩 make smaller; shrink

n.(名词)

1. [C]契约,合同 compact; pact

英英释义

contract[ 'kɔntrækt, kən'trækt ]

• n.
  • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
  • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

    同义词：declaration

  • a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

    同义词：contract bridge

• v.
  • enter into a contractual arrangement

    同义词：undertake

  • engage by written agreement

    同义词：signsign onsign up

  • squeeze or press together

    "the spasm contracted the muscle"

    同义词：compressconstrictsqueezecompactpress

  • become smaller or draw together

    同义词：shrink

  • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

    同义词：takeget

  • make smaller

    "The heat contracted the woollen garment"

  • compress or concentrate

    同义词：condenseconcentrate

  • make or become more narrow or restricted

    同义词：narrow

  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

    同义词：abridgeforeshortenabbreviateshortencutreduce

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• contract one's body缩作一团
• contract the book约稿
• contract one's brows皱眉头
• contract a project承包工程

～+副词

• contract advantageously有利地承包
• contract legally合法承包
• contract physically自然地订立合约
• contract solemnly严肃地缔结
• contract out立即把工作等包出,退出合同、协议等

～+介词

• contract for订契约,承包,承建
• contract for a house承包盖房屋
• contract out of订约使自己不受…的约束,退出合同
• contract out of an agreement订明不受契约限制
• contract to sb许配给某人
• contract with与…立约
• contract with a factory for machines向某厂订购机器

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• break a contract撕毁契约
• complete a contract合同执行完毕
• dissolve a contract解除合同
• write a contract起草合同

形容词+～

• certain contract确定的契约
• simple contract口头契约
• void contract无效契约

名词+～

• agency contract代理合同
• marriage contract婚约
• insurance contract保险契约

～+名词

• contract party签合同的一方

介词+～

• by contract根据合同
• law of contract合同法
• parties to a contract契约的双方
• under contract根据合同

～+介词

• contract for…的契约
• contract of sales买卖合同
• contract with与…的契约

词组短语

contract with承包；与…订有合约

contract in[法]保证承担义务

labor contract n. 劳工合同

contract management合同管理

breach of contract违约；违反合同

sales contract销售合同

insurance contract保险契约，保险合同

contract price合约价格；发包价格

construction contract建筑包工合同

under the contract依据本合同

employment contract雇佣合同；聘约

purchase contract购货合同

sign a contract签订合同；签合同；签署合同

by contract承包；根据合同

under contract根据合同

psychological contract心理契约；精神契约

contract terms合同条款

on contract按合约方式

service contract劳务合同

social contract 社会契约（统治者与被统治者订定的详列权利义务的契约，等于social 社会契约论；compact）；民约论

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同近义词辨析

contract, treaty, agreement, understanding, convention, accord, bargain

这组词都有“协定，协议，契约，合同”的意思，其区别是：

contract侧重指双方或多方订立的具有法律效力的正式的书面合同或契约。

treaty指国家之间经外交谈判后依照国际法签订的正式条约。

agreement普通用词，含义最确定，泛指个人、团体或国家之间取得一致而达成的任何协议、协定或合同、契约等，可以是口头的，也可以是书面的。

understanding指不具约束力的非正式的协议。

convention比treaty更专门化，但不及treaty正式。也可指国家之间就有关事情签订的条约。

accord多指国际间的非正式协议。

bargain通常指商业交往中的购销合同。

compress, contract, shrink, condense

这组词都有“收缩，压缩”的意思，其区别是：

compress指把乱而不成形的东西压成一定形状。

contract主要指以内、外部力量进行紧缩，也可用作引申。

shrink侧重指因收缩而达不到原有的长度、体积或容积。

condense指将东西压缩得更紧密、紧凑，但不失去原有的内容。

abstract, subtract, contract, attract

abstract vt 抽取；

subtract vt 减去

contract vt 使缩小（招致，染上（疾病等））；

attract vt 吸引；

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. They had set a term to the contract.
   他们已给合同定了期限。
2. Families sought favourable alliances, either by marriage or contract.
   各个家庭通过婚姻或者婚约来建立有力的亲缘关系。
3. Several companies will bid for the contract.
   数家公司要投标争取合约。
4. He managed to disengage himself from the contract.
   他成功地为自己解除了契约义务。

用作动词(v.)

1. The heat contracted the woollen garment.
   高温让羊毛衣缩小了。
2. We'd like to contract in on this project,if possible.
   如有可能，我们愿意签订合同参加这一计划。
3. It's an urgent business, we have no time for unnecessary consideration—please contract your inspection period!
   这是个紧急时间,我们没时间做多余的考虑了——请缩短你的审查期！
4. She has contracted a severe fever.
   她感染上了严重的热病。
5. He has contracted the habit of talking to himself.
   他养成了自言自语的习惯。

权威例句

The Sexual Contract
The Sexual Contract.
A Randomized Protocol for Signing Contract
The Structure of a Contract and the Theory of a Non-Exclusive Resource
The Quantity Flexibility Contract and Supplier-Customer Incentives
Contract Enforceability and Economic Institutions in Early Trade: The Maghribi Traders' Coalition
Channel Performance Under Consignment Contract with Revenue Sharing
Contracts: Adjustment of Long-Term Economic Relations Under Classical, Neoclassical and Relational Contract Law
The Theory of the Firm as Governance Structure: From Choice to Contract
Sticky Price Models of the Business Cycle: Can the Contract Multiplier Solve the Persistence Problem?