n.(名词)

1. 【解】收缩
2. 缩短
3. 【医】挛缩
4. 感染
5. 沾染
6. 背负
7. 缩减
8. 缩约
9. 缩约形式
10. 【语】缩短
11. 缩短形
12. 收敛
13. 狭窄
14. 缩度
15. 【语法】缩略
16. 略体
17. 缩写

Noun:

1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together;

   "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
   

3. a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds;

   "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"
   "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"
   

4. the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

1.(分娩时的)子宫收缩，宫缩
When a woman who is about to give birth hascontractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.

2.(词的)缩约形式
Acontraction is a shortened form of a word or words.

e.g. 'It's' (with an apostrophe) should be used only as acontraction for 'it is'.
it's (带撇号)只能用作 it is 的缩约形式。

3. see also: contract

1. contraction

1. 收缩：其中伤口收缩(contraction)是加速伤口愈合的重要环节, 但是过度的收缩会导致挛缩(contracture)的发生,引起严重的外形与功能的障碍. 瘢痕强大的收缩力非一般力量所能对抗,据测试1mm直径的胶原纤维可负荷10~14kg的拉力.

2. 缩约：文本分析的结果与人们对于网络交谈的传统观点不太符合. 表现在:缩写(abbreviation),首字母缩写(acronym)和表情符号(emoticon)运用较少,拼写错误较少,缩约(contraction)并不普遍. 但结果显示,即时交流更像口语而不是书面语.

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3. 宫缩：产妇可以自己控制气体流量,最有效的办法就是在宫缩(contraction)开始时吸入,这样就可在痛苦最强烈的时候起到效果. 通常由助产士(midwife)肌肉注射. 除了能够起到减轻痛苦的作用,也会使产妇感到昏昏欲睡(drowsy). 生产之后,

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4. 挛缩：挛缩(contraction):挛缩是大的伤口内组织丢失的过程. 而且正常组织内迁移减少. 从成纤维细胞转变的肌纤维细胞,具有平滑肌细胞及成纤维细胞两种的特性. 其表现为形成粘结(由于有肌动球蛋白)并挛缩,肌纤维中发现有收缩性的蛋白.

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5.contraction：coc; 阴极断电收缩

The sudden contraction of the markets left them with a lot of unwanted stock.

股票市场骤然收缩，让他们剩下了许多无人要的股票。

The contractions started coming every five minutes.

子宫开始每隔五分钟收缩一次。

'u2018He's 'u2019 may be a contraction of 'u2018he is 'u2019 or 'u2018he has 'u2019.

he 's可以是he is或he has的缩约形式。

the expansion and contraction of the metal

金属的膨胀与收缩

'It's' (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.

it's (带撇号)只能用作 it is 的缩约形式。

The global convergence of under the same conditions and contraction method.

在相同条件下,我们证明了此方法的全局收敛性.

Pulse: Pressure wave in the arteries from contraction of the heart.

脉搏: 心脏收缩造成的动脉中的压力波动.

Obviously, if the various bars sustain forces they will undergo extension or contraction.

很明显, 如果各杆受力,就会发生伸长或缩短.

Independent economists think that even a 2.2 % contraction in GDP is wildly optimistic.

独立经济学家认为,即便2.2%的GDP收缩幅度也过于乐观.

Convulsion: an intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

抽搐: 一种强烈的 、 阵发性的 、 不自觉的肌肉收缩.

The combined contraction of the atria and ventricles is a heartbeat.

心房和心室的这一系列动作合称为一次心跳.

The relativistic length contraction makes the lion flat as paper.

相对论长度收缩导致狮子像一张纸一样平.

Eventually the star's contraction slows down.

最后,恒星的收缩终于慢了下来.

The earliest change histologically seen acute myocardial infarction in the first day is contraction band necrosis.

急性心肌梗死第一天组织学上表现为明显的收缩带坏死.

Below 4, water is in continuous expansion instead of continuous contraction.

水在4度以下就不断地膨胀,而不是不断地收缩.

This contraction increases the volume of the thoracic cavity and lowers the pressure inside the lungs.

这个收缩活动增加了胸腔的容积,降低了肺部的压力.

contraction of the timbers left gaps in the fence.

木料收缩,结果围墙露出缝来.

I generate my own electricity, and send out impulses to trigger contraction.

我给自己发电, 发出兴奋波,引起收缩.

Longitudinal contraction deformation: The component contracts in the weld direction after welding.

纵向收缩变形: 构件焊后在焊缝方向上发生的收缩.

However, the next day opened low, or volume contraction, can not be sold.

然而, 第二天开盘走低, 或者成交量萎缩, 难以卖出.

I suspect that this force accounts for half of the economic contraction at present.

有三个因素推动了经济的下滑.

The least unitary looking contraction operator is 0.

看来最不象酉算子的压缩算子是0.

It also studied a typical thermoelectric couple, got the gas buoyancy distribution and best reed contraction.

同时以某热电偶为例,进行了实际分析, 得出了气体浮力的分布情况和簧片的最佳变形量.

The hormone that stimulates gall bladder contraction was called cholecystokinin.

刺激胆囊收缩的激素被称为胆囊收缩素.

A second protein, myosin, is involve in the contraction of muscle cells.

第二类蛋白是肌球蛋白, 它与肌肉细胞的收缩有关.

There was a massive monetary contraction, which was responsible for the severity of the downturn.

美联储大规模收紧货币政策, 是那场衰退如此严重的原因.

Intestinal wall of muscle contraction will be inadequate description of the normal digestion.

肠道壁肌肉的不充分收缩将说明具有正常的消化能力.

The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.

扩张力和收缩力相互平衡.

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• contraction">thermal contraction热收缩

• Not expansion but contraction of personality was what he sought.

  出自：L. P. Hartley