contraction
🇺🇸
/kənˈtrækʃn/
🇬🇧
/kənˈtrækʃn/
noun
R
the act of getting smaller
Metal contraction happens when it gets cold.
金属收缩发生在它变冷时。
R
a tight feeling in muscles when giving birth
The contraction pain means the baby is coming soon.
宫缩疼痛意味着宝宝即将出生。
R
a short word made from longer words
Don't is a contraction of do not.
Don't 是 do not 的缩约形式。
translation
收缩, 宫缩, 缩略词
词形变化
Plural
contractions