| 单词 | contracted |
| 释义 | contracted (once / 584 pages) adj Something contracted has shrunk or become smaller. Your pupils tend to be contracted in bright sunlight. Contracted is an adjective that usually describes physical things. If your eyebrows look contracted, they are probably furrowed and scrunched up. If your tummy is contracted, it is probably drawn in and flat. Economies and budgets can also be contracted, if they have undergone the painful process of shrinking. If your belly is contracted, buy a bikini. If your budget is contracted, you are better off not buying anything. WORD FAMILYcontracted: contractedly+/contract: contractable, contracted, contracting, contraction, contractor, contracts, contractual, contracture, subcontract/contraction: contractions/contractor: contractors/contractual: contractually/contracture: contractures/subcontract: subcontracted, subcontracting, subcontractor, subcontracts/subcontractor: subcontractors USAGE EXAMPLESElsewhere in Europe, roughly 6% of state hospital admissions contracted infections. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Westinghouse Electric Corp. and Rockwell International, were contracted to supply the shah’s armed forces. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) It’s not exactly a happy ending: One person died of Ebola contracted from the stabbing victim. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) adj reduced in size or pulled together the contracted pupils of her eyes Syn|Ant contractile capable of contracting or being contracted expanded increased in extent or size or bulk or scope |
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