| 释义 | 
		WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 |  | contraction nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (metal, etc.: shrinking) (金属) | 收缩  shōu suō  |  |   | You have to allow for some contraction in cold weather. |  | contraction nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (word: contracted form) (词语) | 缩写形式  suō xiě xíng shì |  |   | Contractions are common with most modal verbs in English. |  | contraction nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (childbirth: muscle spasm) (生育) | 宫缩  gōng suō  |  |   | Her contractions are now coming every ten minutes. |  
 在这些条目还发现'contraction': 在英文解释里: cramp - peristalsis - systole  |