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contract

英 ['kɒntrækt] 美['kɑntrækt]

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近义词compress alliance enter understanding reduce start treaty deal agreement bargain shrink into pact

反义词

vi. 收缩；感染；订约
vt. 感染；订约；使缩短
n. 合同；婚约

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词态变化

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

助记提示

1、con- "together" + tract-.
2、字面意思为： draw together. => combine, make an agreement.

中文词源

contract 合同，收缩

con-, 强调。-tract, 拉，拉紧，词源同attract, retreat. 引申义确立条款，签订合同。

英英释意

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

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

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

英文词源

contract: contract: [14] English acquired the word contract in stages, although in all cases the ultimate source was contractus, the past participle of Latin contrahere, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and trahere ‘pull, draw’ (source of English traction and tractor). This meant literally ‘pull together’, but it had a variety of metaphorical senses, including ‘bring about’ and ‘enter into an agreement’, and it was the latter which first passed into English via Old French as a noun meaning ‘mutual agreement’.

The arrival of the verb contract did not happen until the 16th century; it developed from an earlier adjective contract, which came again from Old French contract. This introduced a further sense of Latin contrahere; ‘become narrowed, get smaller’.
=> distract, retract, traction, tractor
contract (v.): late 14c., "make narrow, draw together;" early 15c. "make an agreement;" from Middle French contracter, from Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere "to draw together, combine, make an agreement" (see contract (n.)). Related: Contracted; contracting.
contract (n.): early 14c., from Old French contract (Modern French contrat), from Latin contractus "a contract, agreement," from past participle of contrahere "to draw together," metaphorically, "to make a bargain," from com- "together" (see com-) + trahere "to draw" (see tract (n.1)). U.S. underworld sense of "arrangement to kill someone" first recorded 1940.

同义词辨析

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

这些名词均含"协定，协议，契约，合同"之意。

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。

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。

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。

bargain：通常指商业交往中的购销合同。

understanding：指不具约束力的非正式的协议。

accord：多指国际间的非正式协议。

condense, compress, contract, shrink

这些动词均含"收缩，压缩"之意。

condense：指将东西压缩得更紧密、紧凑，但不失去原有的内容。

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。

考试真题

In those where ties to family and community are strong, lifelong marriages can be promoted by practices such as the cultural prohibition of divorce and arranged marriages that are seen as a contract between two families, not just two individuals.

largely rely on marriage contracts

Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts.

They were obliged to fulfill the signed contract.

The editor is amazed at how quickly Smith gets his stories—only minutes after they happen—but soon he's presented with a contract to sign

However, Brazil's stretch of misfortune has created opportunities for China, with a Chinese company winning the $100 million contract in 2015 to rebuild the Brazilian station.

In a report published by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale university, researchers studied 100 professional athletes and their endorsement contracts.

Robert Summers, who has taught at Cornell Law School for about 40 years, announced this week in a detailed, footnoted memorandum - that he would ban laptop computers from his class on contract law.

Those service contracts include unlimited data use.

It's a very important contract.

Cancel the contract with the customer

We have to accept them; otherwise, we don't get the contracts.

How did the man get the contracts

He wants to sign a long-term contract.

Of course, the conditions of work are very different: The Polytechnic is offering two-year contract which could be renewed, but the language school is only offering a year's contract, and that's a different minus

During months without water under a harsh sun, they wither, shrink and contract until they look like a pile of dead gray leaves.

Manufacturing companies on average rely on more than 35 contract suppliers around the world to create a single product.

Maple Hill signs a contract pledging to buy the farmer's milk at a guaranteed base price, plus quality premiums and incentives for higher protein, butter fat and other solids.

So I thought it would be wise to take out forward exchange cover to protect our position on the outstanding contract.

The strike comes in light of an unsuccessful 19 months of negotiations after the existing labor contract known as the Interactive Media Agreement expired in late 2014.

Only when lily walked into the office did she realize that she had left the contract at home.

Other organisations such as banks ask customers to sign long contracts they may not read or understand, but Miller believes social media requires special attention because it is so new.

The language in their contracts is usually harder to understand.

We must realise that keeping appointments or being punctual is a contract that is silently agreed and we are expected to respect this contract.

But under anti-bribery laws, proof must be made of concrete benefits, such as approval of a contract or regulation.

But under anti-bribery laws, proof must be made of concrete benefits, such as approval for a contract or regulation.

实用场景例句

‘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。

They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract) .: 他们被指控违约。

to take out a contract on sb: 获得杀害某人的协议

Glass contracts as it cools.: 玻璃遇冷收缩。

a contracting market: 萎缩的市场

The heart muscles contract to expel the blood.: 心脏肌肉收缩以挤压出血液。

a contract of employment: 雇用合同

a research contract: 从事研究的合同

a contract worker (= one employed on a contract for a fixed period of time): 合同工

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

to enter into/make/sign a contract with the supplier: 与供应商签订合同

a contract for the supply of vehicles: 车辆供应合约

to win/be awarded a contract to build a new school: 获得承建一所新学校的合同

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。

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。

You can contract with us to deliver your cargo...: 你可以跟我们签订送货合同。

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。

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。

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。

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。

He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion...: 他因为输血而感染了艾滋病。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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