contraction

🇬🇧/kənˈtrækʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/kənˈtrækʃn/
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When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb. 宫缩

noun [抽象名词] 收缩,缩小;痉挛,子宫收缩;缩约词,缩约形式;(疾病、习惯等的)招致,染上

The contractions were getting stronger. 宫缩越来越强烈。

后缀: tion 【noun】 表示某种行为、状态或结果 - indicating an action, process, or result 原词: contraction 是通过后缀 【tion】 构成的派生词
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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。
"It's" (with an apostrophe) can be used as a contraction for "it is." “”(带撇号)是“”的缩写形式。
The most common type of headache is a tension or muscle contraction. 最常见的头痛类型是紧张或肌肉收缩。
'He's' may be a contraction of 'he is' or 'he has'. he's可以是he is或he has的缩约形式。