英汉词典

contraction 基本解释

n.

收缩，缩减；[语]缩略，略体，缩写；（开支等）缩减；（分娩时）子宫收缩

变形

复数：contractions

英英释义

contraction[ kən'trækʃən ]

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

同义词：muscular contractionmuscle contraction

the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

"the contraction of a gas on cooling"

同义词：compressioncondensation

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'"

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

contraction 相关例句

词组短语

muscle contraction肌肉收缩；肌收缩

economic contraction经济萎缩

contraction ratio收缩比；收缩系数

uterine contraction子宫收缩

thermal contraction热收缩

contraction stress收缩应力

volume contraction体积收缩；容积收缩；音量压缩

contraction joint收缩接缝；收缩节理

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双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Cold weather causes a contraction of two inches in the bridge.
   寒冷的天气会使这座桥缩短两英寸。
2. The contraction of muscle is a reaction of the body.
   肌肉的收缩是人体的一种反应。
3. "I'll"is a contraction of "I will".
   “I'll”是“I will”的缩写。

权威例句

Cardiac excitation-contraction coupling.
On the logic of theory change: Partial meet contraction and revision functions
Calcium sparks: elementary events underlying excitation-contraction coupling in heart muscle.
A Role for AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Contraction- and Hypoxia-Regulated Glucose Transport in Skeletal Muscle
Production of a tissue-like structure by contraction of collagen lattices by human fibroblasts of different proliferative potential ...
Gaussian basis functions for use in molecular calculations. Contraction of (12s9p) atomic basis sets for the second row atoms
Gaussian Basis Functions for Use in Molecular Calculations. I. Contraction of (9s5p) Atomic Basis Sets for the First‐Row Atoms
Gaussian Basis Functions for Use in Molecular Calculations. III. Contraction of (10s6p) Atomic Basis Sets for the First‐Row Atoms
Gaussian Basis Functions for Use in Molecular Calculations. I. Contraction of (9 s 5 p ) ( 9 s 5 p ) Atomic Basis Sets for the First...
Gaussian Basis Functions for Use in Molecular Calculations. III. Contraction of (10 s 6 p ) ( 10 s 6 p ) Atomic Basis Sets for the F...