英语词汇“contract”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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When you and someone else have agreed on something and that agreement is both binding and enforceable by law, you have a contract. When you rent an apartment, you and your future landlord sign a rental contract.

You can also use the word in this sense as a verb meaning "to hire." Wouldn't you like to contract someone to clean your room for you? In other verbal uses of contract, place the accent on the second syllable — kun-TRAKT. If you contract a disease, you catch it, but only use this if it's something serious. You catch a cold, but contract malaria. Contract also means "shrink." When the economy contracts, consumers stop buying things, and people lose their jobs, and if you freeze water, it contracts too.

WORD FAMILY

contract: contractable, contracted, contracting, contraction, contractor, contracts, contractual, contracture, subcontract+/contracted: contractedly/contraction: contractions/contractor: contractors/contractual: contractually/contracture: contractures/subcontract: subcontracted, subcontracting, subcontractor, subcontracts/subcontractor: subcontractors

USAGE EXAMPLES

It’s Cousins’ next-to-last pass — a defeat-clinching interception — that will be remembered and used as evidence against his case for a long-term contract.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Roughly two hours before the puck drop, they announced the signing of Alves to a professional tryout contract and issued him jersey No. 40.

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

The 26-year-old is under contract for next season after signing a two-year, $15 million free agent contract deal in March.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

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

Hypo|Hyper

adhesion contract, contract of adhesion

a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power

aleatory contract

a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)

bilateral contract

a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee)

charter

a contract to hire or lease transportation

conditional contract

a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations

cost-plus contract

a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit

gambling contract

a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions

lease

a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

marriage contract, marriage settlement

a prenuptial agreement or contract

output contract

a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it

insurance, insurance policy, policy

written contract or certificate of insurance

purchase agreement, purchase contract

a contract stating the terms of a purchase

quasi contract

a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent

requirements contract

a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party

contract under seal, sealed instrument, special contract

a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached

service contract

a contract for maintenance services

severable contract

a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument

subcontract

a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract

partnership

a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses

articles of agreement, shipping articles

a contract between crew and captain of a ship

concession, grant

a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

collective agreement, labor agreement, labor contract

contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions

employment agreement, employment contract

contract between employer and employee

distribution agreement

a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise

licensing agreement

contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark

acquisition agreement, merger agreement

contract governing the merger of two or more companies

contract of hazard, sale in gross

a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage

indenture

a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term

floater, floating policy

an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location

franchise

an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place

yellow-dog contract

a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union

written agreement

a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties

2v enter into a contractual arrangement

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

undertake

stipulate

make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force

sign

be engaged by a written agreement

condition, qualify, specify, stipulate

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

lease, rent

let for money

charter, hire, lease, rent

hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

undersign

sign at the bottom of (a document)

ink

append one's signature to

autograph, inscribe

mark with one's signature

initial

mark with one's initials

countersign

add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity

execute

endorse, indorse

sign as evidence of legal transfer

provide

determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation

assure, promise

make a promise or commitment

3v engage by written agreement

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

sign, sign on, sign up

contract out

assign a job to someone outside one's own business

employ, engage, hire

engage or hire for work

1v make or become more narrow or restricted

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

narrow

widen

become broader or wider or more extensive

bottleneck

become narrow, like a bottleneck

taper off

become smaller or less active

change

undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

2v make smaller

The heat contracted the woollen garment

Hypo|Hyper

purse, wrinkle

gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

reduce, shrink

reduce in size; reduce physically

3v become smaller or draw together

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

shrink

stretch

become longer by being stretched and pulled

expand, spread out

extend in one or more directions

flex

contract

decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

decrease in size, extent, or range

4v squeeze or press together

the spasm contracted the muscle

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

compact, compress, constrict, press, squeeze

choke, strangle

constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

prim

contract one's lips

astringe

constrict or bind or draw together

strangulate

constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

convulse

contract involuntarily, as in a spasm

convulse

cause to contract

bear down, overbear

contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

choke, fret, gag

be too tight; rub or press

choke, scrag

wring the neck of

tighten

become tight or tighter

5v compress or concentrate

Syn|Hyper

concentrate, condense
condense

become more compact or concentrated

alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

6v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

abbreviate, abridge, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
cut, edit, edit out

cut and assemble the components of

dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

concentrate, condense, digest

make more concise

capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate

put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume

telescope

make smaller or shorter

decrease, lessen, minify

make smaller

v be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

get, take
catch

contract

catch

contract

catch cold

come down with a cold

come down, sicken

get sick

1n a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

contract bridge

no-trump

a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand

bridge

any of various card games based on whist for four players

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

Syn|Hyper

declaration

bid, bidding

(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

单词	contract
释义	contract (once / 83 pages) 1nv 2v 3v 4n When you and someone else have agreed on something and that agreement is both binding and enforceable by law, you have a contract. When you rent an apartment, you and your future landlord sign a rental contract. You can also use the word in this sense as a verb meaning "to hire." Wouldn't you like to contract someone to clean your room for you? In other verbal uses of contract, place the accent on the second syllable — kun-TRAKT. If you contract a disease, you catch it, but only use this if it's something serious. You catch a cold, but contract malaria. Contract also means "shrink." When the economy contracts, consumers stop buying things, and people lose their jobs, and if you freeze water, it contracts too. WORD FAMILY contract: contractable, contracted, contracting, contraction, contractor, contracts, contractual, contracture, subcontract+/contracted: contractedly/contraction: contractions/contractor: contractors/contractual: contractually/contracture: contractures/subcontract: subcontracted, subcontracting, subcontractor, subcontracts/subcontractor: subcontractors USAGE EXAMPLES It’s Cousins’ next-to-last pass — a defeat-clinching interception — that will be remembered and used as evidence against his case for a long-term contract. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Roughly two hours before the puck drop, they announced the signing of Alves to a professional tryout contract and issued him jersey No. 40. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The 26-year-old is under contract for next season after signing a two-year, $15 million free agent contract deal in March. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law Hypo\|Hyper adhesion contract, contract of adhesion a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power aleatory contract a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable) bilateral contract a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee) charter a contract to hire or lease transportation conditional contract a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations cost-plus contract a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit gambling contract a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions lease a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment marriage contract, marriage settlement a prenuptial agreement or contract output contract a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it insurance, insurance policy, policy written contract or certificate of insurance purchase agreement, purchase contract a contract stating the terms of a purchase quasi contract a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent requirements contract a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party contract under seal, sealed instrument, special contract a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached service contract a contract for maintenance services severable contract a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument subcontract a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract partnership a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses articles of agreement, shipping articles a contract between crew and captain of a ship concession, grant a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business collective agreement, labor agreement, labor contract contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions employment agreement, employment contract contract between employer and employee distribution agreement a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise licensing agreement contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark acquisition agreement, merger agreement contract governing the merger of two or more companies contract of hazard, sale in gross a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage indenture a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term floater, floating policy an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location franchise an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place yellow-dog contract a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union written agreement a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties 2v enter into a contractual arrangement Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper undertake stipulate make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force sign be engaged by a written agreement condition, qualify, specify, stipulate specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement lease, rent let for money charter, hire, lease, rent hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services undersign sign at the bottom of (a document) ink append one's signature to autograph, inscribe mark with one's signature initial mark with one's initials countersign add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity execute sign in the presence of witnesses endorse, indorse sign as evidence of legal transfer provide determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation assure, promise make a promise or commitment 3v engage by written agreement Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper sign, sign on, sign up contract out assign a job to someone outside one's own business employ, engage, hire engage or hire for work 2 1v make or become more narrow or restricted Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper narrow widen become broader or wider or more extensive bottleneck become narrow, like a bottleneck taper off become smaller or less active change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 2v make smaller The heat contracted the woollen garment Hypo\|Hyper purse, wrinkle gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker reduce, shrink reduce in size; reduce physically 3v become smaller or draw together Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper shrink stretch become longer by being stretched and pulled expand, spread out extend in one or more directions flex contract decrease, diminish, fall, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range 4v squeeze or press together the spasm contracted the muscle Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper compact, compress, constrict, press, squeeze choke, strangle constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing prim contract one's lips astringe constrict or bind or draw together strangulate constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air convulse contract involuntarily, as in a spasm convulse cause to contract bear down, overbear contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery choke, fret, gag be too tight; rub or press choke, scrag wring the neck of tighten become tight or tighter 5v compress or concentrate Syn\|Hyper concentrate, condense condense become more compact or concentrated alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 6v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper abbreviate, abridge, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten cut, edit, edit out cut and assemble the components of dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate concentrate, condense, digest make more concise capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume telescope make smaller or shorter decrease, lessen, minify make smaller 3 v be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper get, take catch contract catch contract catch cold come down with a cold come down, sicken get sick 4 1n a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper contract bridge no-trump a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand bridge any of various card games based on whist for four players 2n (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make Syn\|Hyper declaration bid, bidding (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
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