contract
noun countable UK [ˈkɒn.trækt] US [ˈkɑːn-]
ESSENTIAL
■a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself 合同；契约•a contract of employment雇用合同 •a temporary/building contract临时／建筑合同 •They could take legal action against you if you break (the terms of) the contract.如果你违反合同（条款），他们可以起诉你。 •My solicitor is drawing up (= writing) a contract.我的律师正在起草一份合同。 •Don't sign/enter into any contract before examining its conditions carefully.没有仔细核查合同条款，不要签定任何合同。 •[+ to infinitive] They're the firm of architects who won the contract to design the National Museum extension.他们就是赢得国家博物馆扩建工程设计合同的那家建筑公司。 be under contract
■to have formally agreed to work for a company or person on a stated job for a stated period of time 签订合同（为某公司或某人工作）；有合同约束
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SHORTEN 缩短
intransitive or transitive
■to make or become shorter or narrower or generally smaller （使）收缩；（使）缩小；（使）缩短•In spoken English, 'do not' often contracts to 'don't'.在英语口语中，do not 常常缩略成 don't。 •As it cooled, the metal contracted.金属冷却后收缩了。
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BECOME ILL 生病
transitive slightly formal
■to catch or become ill with a disease 患上，感染（疾病）•He contracted malaria while he was travelling.他旅行时染上了疟疾。
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AGREEMENT 协议
intransitive or transitive
■to make a legal agreement with someone to do work or to have work done for you （与…）订立合同；（与…）订契约•[+ to infinitive] They have just contracted our company to build shelters for the homeless.他们刚跟我们公司签订合同，为无家可归的人建造收容所。
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Phrasal Verbs contract in/out UK
■to formally agree to take part/stop taking part in an official plan or system 签约加入／退出；同意加入／退出•Have you contracted in to the pension scheme?你参加养老金计划了吗？
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Phrasal Verbs [M] contract sth out
■to formally arrange for other people to do a particular job 订合同把…承包出去，合同外包•The government contracted out hospital cleaning to private companies.政府将医院的清洁工作承包给了私营公司。 |