contract

noun

1. 合同；合约；契约
   an official written agreement
   1. to enter into/make/sign a contract with the supplier
      与供应商签订合同
   2. a contract for the supply of vehicles
      车辆供应合约
   3. to win/be awarded a contract to build a new school
      获得承建一所新学校的合同
   4. These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.
      这些条款构成买卖双方所签合同的一部分。
   5. a contract of employment
      雇用合同
   6. a research contract
      从事研究的合同
   7. a contract worker (= one employed on a contract for a fixed period of time)
      合同工
   8. I was on a three-year contract that expired last week.
      我签订的三年期合同已于上周期满。
   9. Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.
      根据合同的条款，这项工作本应于昨天完成。
   10. She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major American computer firm.
       她已签约为一家大的美国计算机公司工作。
   11. The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed) .
       此报价已获接受，尚需以签约为准。
   12. They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract) .
       他们被指控违约。
2. （雇用杀人的）协议，合同
   an agreement to kill sb for money
   1. to take out a contract on sb
      获得杀害某人的协议

verb

1. （使）收缩，缩小
   to become less or smaller; to make sth become less or smaller
   1. Glass contracts as it cools.
      玻璃遇冷收缩。
   2. a contracting market
      萎缩的市场
   3. The heart muscles contract to expel the blood.
      心脏肌肉收缩以挤压出血液。
   4. ‘I will’ and ‘I shall’ are usually contracted to ‘I'll’ (= made shorter) .
      I will和I shall通常缩约为I'll。
   5. The exercise consists of stretching and contracting the leg muscles.
      此项训练包括伸展和收缩腿部肌肉。
2. 感染（疾病）；得（病）
   to get an illness
   1. to contract AIDS/a virus/a disease
      感染艾滋病 / 病毒 / 疾病
3. 与…订立合同（或契约）
   to make a legal agreement with sb for them to work for you or provide you with a service
   1. The player is contracted to play until August.
      这位选手签约参加比赛到八月份。
   2. Several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department.
      有几位计算机工程师与财务部门签订了合同。
4. 订立…的合同（或契约）
   to make a legal agreement to work for sb or provide them with a service
   1. She has contracted to work 20 hours a week.
      她已签订每周工作20小时的合同。
5. （与…）订立（婚约）；（与…）缔结（同盟）
   to formally agree to marry sb/form an alliance with sb

The noun is pronounced /'kɒntrækt/. The verb is pronounced /kən'trækt/. 名词读作 /'kɒntrækt/，动词读作 /kən'trækt/。


1. N-COUNT 合同;契约
   A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
   1. The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building...
      这家公司赢得了一份极为重要的合同，参与建设欧洲最高的大厦。
   2. He was given a seven-year contract with an annual salary of $150,000.
      他签下了一份为期7年的合同，年薪为15万美元。
2. VERB 签合同，订立契约(做某事)
   If you contract with someone to do something, you legally agree to do it for them or for them to do it for you.
   1. You can contract with us to deliver your cargo...
      你可以跟我们签订送货合同。
   2. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already contracted to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan.
      波士顿美术博物馆已经签订合同，将其部分藏品租借给日本一家博物馆。
3. V-ERG (使)收缩;(使)缩小;(使)缩短
   When something contracts or when something contracts it, it becomes smaller or shorter.
   1. Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts...
      血液在心脏收缩的时候从心脏流出。
   2. New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.
      新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。
4. VERB (经济、市场等)紧缩，缩小
   When something such as an economy or market contracts, it becomes smaller.
   1. The manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month.
      10月，制造业经济已经连续第6个月出现萎缩状况。
5. VERB 感染，患(病)
   If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it.
   1. He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion...
      他因为输血而感染了艾滋病。
   2. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer contracted by women.
      卵巢癌是女性常患的第六大癌症。
6. VERB 订立(婚约);签订(盟约等)
   If you contract a marriage, alliance, or other relationship with someone, you arrange to have that relationship with them.
   1. She contracted a formal marriage to a British ex-serviceman.
      她和一个英国退役军人正式订婚了。
7. N-COUNT 买凶杀人的协议
   If there is a contract on a person or on their life, someone has made an arrangement to have them killed.
   1. The convictions resulted in the local crime bosses putting a contract on him...
      这些判罪导致当地犯罪团伙的老大们要雇凶杀他。
   2. The police advised her to get out of town because there was a contract on her life.
      警察建议她离开这个城市，因为有人雇杀手杀她。
8. PHRASE 签订工作合同的
   If you are under contract to someone, you have signed a contract agreeing to work for them, and for no-one else, during a fixed period of time.
   1. The director wanted Olivia de Havilland, then under contract to Warner Brothers.
      导演想要当时签约于华纳兄弟娱乐公司旗下的奥利维娅·德哈维兰出演。

1. He's close to signing a contract.
   他即将签下一份合同。
2. We have awarded the contract to a British shipyard
   我们将合同给了一家英国造船厂。
3. He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits.
   他的合同中有一项条款，使他有权分得一定比例的利润。
4. The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building
   这家公司赢得了一份极为重要的合同，参与建设欧洲最高的大厦。
5. You can contract with us to deliver your cargo
   你可以跟我们签订送货合同。
6. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already contracted to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan.
   波士顿美术博物馆已经签订合同，将其部分藏品租借给日本一家博物馆。
7. Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts
   血液在心脏收缩的时候从心脏流出。
8. New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.
   新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。
9. The manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month.
   10月，制造业经济已经连续第6个月出现萎缩状况。
10. He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion
    他因为输血而感染了艾滋病。
11. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer contracted by women.
    卵巢癌是女性常患的第六大癌症。
12. The convictions resulted in the local crime bosses putting a contract on him
    这些判罪导致当地犯罪团伙的老大们要雇凶杀他。
13. The police advised her to get out of town because there was a contract on her life.
    警察建议她离开这个城市，因为有人雇杀手杀她。
14. The director wanted Olivia de Havilland, then under contract to Warner Brothers.
    导演想要当时签约于华纳兄弟娱乐公司旗下的奥利维娅·德哈维兰出演。
15. Employees can contract out of their employer's occupational pension scheme.
    雇员可以退出雇主的职业养老金计划。
16. The contract for this will no doubt be widely advertised
    关于这个的合约无疑会受到广泛宣传。
17. The company won the contract by essentially saying it would do the job for free.
    那家公司基本上是靠宣称免费进行那项工作才赢得了合同。
18. We had no contract; it was done by a gentleman's agreement
    我们没有签合同，就订了个君子协定。
19. He mailed me the contract
    他把合同邮寄给了我。
20. The contract was awarded to a previously unknown company
    合同签给了一个之前并不知名的公司。
21. The job was for a fixed term and the contract is not being renewed.
    这个工作有固定期限，而且合同不能续签。
22. A formal contract is signed which is renewable annually.
    正式签订了每年可续签的合同。
23. His contract came up for renewal
    他的合同该续签了。
24. He tendered for and was awarded the contract.
    他参与竞标，并赢得了合同。
25. The contract expires.
    合同期满。
26. What clause do you require in the contract?
    你要求在合同中订上什么条款？
27. He broke his contract with the firm.
    他对公司毁约了。
28. The household contract responsibility system does not mean privatization of the rural economy.
    家庭联产承包制并不意味着农村经济私有化。
29. The trade contract stipulates for the settlement of balances in RMB.
    贸易合同规定余额以人民币结算。

  shrink contract【导航词义：收缩】

  shrink v. 收缩，减少

〔辨析〕多指因受热、遇水等而收缩或变小，也指数量、体积、价值等变小。

  contract v. 缩小，收缩

〔辨析〕指物体因受冷等而收缩体积，也指经济、市场等缩小。

  treaty accord contract pact【导航词义：条约】

  treaty n. 条约，协议

〔辨析〕指国家之间经外交谈判后依照国际法签订的正式条约。

  accord n. 协议

〔辨析〕多指国家或团体之间达成的正式协议。

  contract n. 合约，契约，合同

〔辨析〕指双方或多方订立的具有法律效力的正式书面合同或契约。

  pact n. 条约，协定，公约

〔辨析〕尤指互助、停战等方面的正式协定。

contract in (to sth)

1. 订约参与
   to formally agree that you will take part in sth
   1. to enter into/make/sign a contract with the supplier
      与供应商签订合同
   2. a contract for the supply of vehicles
      车辆供应合约
   3. to win/be awarded a contract to build a new school
      获得承建一所新学校的合同
   4. These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.
      这些条款构成买卖双方所签合同的一部分。
   5. a contract of employment
      雇用合同
   6. a research contract
      从事研究的合同
   7. a contract worker (= one employed on a contract for a fixed period of time)
      合同工
   8. I was on a three-year contract that expired last week.
      我签订的三年期合同已于上周期满。
   9. Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.
      根据合同的条款，这项工作本应于昨天完成。
   10. She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major American computer firm.
       她已签约为一家大的美国计算机公司工作。
   11. The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed) .
       此报价已获接受，尚需以签约为准。
   12. They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract) .
       他们被指控违约。

contract out (of sth)

1. 订约不参与；退出（或不参加）…合约
   to formally agree that you will not take part in sth

contract sth↔out (to sb)

1. 订约把…承包出去
   to arrange for work to be done by another company rather than your own
   1. to contract AIDS/a virus/a disease
      感染艾滋病 / 病毒 / 疾病

noun

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

   Synonym:    contract bridge

2. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

3. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

   Synonym:    declaration

verb

1. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
   1. He got AIDS
   2. She came down with pneumonia
   3. She took a chill

   Synonym:    takeget

2. become smaller or draw together
   1. The fabric shrank
   2. The balloon shrank

   Synonym:    shrink

3. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   1. The manuscript must be shortened

   Synonym:    abridgeforeshortenabbreviateshortencutreduce

4. make or become more narrow or restricted
   1. The selection was narrowed
   2. The road narrowed

   Synonym:    narrow

5. compress or concentrate
   1. Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan

   Synonym:    condenseconcentrate

6. enter into a contractual arrangement

   Synonym:    undertake

7. make smaller
   1. The heat contracted the woollen garment

8. squeeze or press together
   1. she compressed her lips
   2. the spasm contracted the muscle

   Synonym:    compressconstrictsqueezecompactpress

9. engage by written agreement
   1. They signed two new pitchers for the next season

   Synonym:    signsign onsign up