contraction多益
多益新增字・持續校對中,發現問題歡迎用頁尾回報
縮寫詞(如 don't)·陣痛;子宮收縮·(肌肉的)收縮·(經濟等的)緊縮、萎縮
多益核心字,同字橫跨三領域
When contractions come every two minutes, it's almost time for the baby to arrive.
當陣痛每兩分鐘出現一次,寶寶差不多要出生了。
一個畫面:收緊變短
縮寫詞兩字合併,省略字母
生產陣痛分娩前子宮規律收縮
肌肉收縮用力繃緊,帶動動作
經濟緊縮規模與活動縮小
義項
口語縮寫B1noun縮寫詞(如 don't)
In English, "I'm" is a contraction of "I am".
在英文裡,「I'm」是「I am」的縮寫。
a contraction ofcommon contractions
臨盆陣痛B1noun陣痛;子宮收縮
Her contractions were only two minutes apart, so they rushed to the hospital.
她的陣痛間隔只有兩分鐘,於是他們趕緊送醫院。
regular contractions
肌肉繃緊B1noun(肌肉的)收縮
When you exercise, the contraction of your arm muscles helps you lift things.
運動的時候,手臂肌肉的收縮能幫你舉起東西。
muscle contraction
景氣緊縮B1noun(經濟等的)緊縮、萎縮
When people buy less, business activity can go into a contraction.
當大家買得比較少,景氣可能會開始緊縮。
economic contraction
片語
labor contractions陣痛襲來 →生產前的規律陣痛
muscle contraction肌肉繃緊 →肌肉用力收緊
economic contraction景氣緊縮 →景氣衰退緊縮
common contraction口語縮寫 →口語中常見的縮寫
你會不會這樣說?
contraction 與 contradiction 外觀相似,何者意思是「矛盾」?
看答案
contradiction
contraction 是縮寫,非 contradiction(矛盾)。
'Her contractions were only two minutes apart, so they rushed to the hospital.' 這裡的 contractions 最接近哪個意思?(A) 縮寫詞 (B) 宮縮陣痛 (C) 經濟緊縮
看答案
(B)
此句描述生產前兆,對應「陣痛;子宮收縮」義項。
字族
contract 收縮;訂立合約・contractor 承包商
順路看看
expand — 動詞 contract 的反義詞,指擴大、變多shrink — 同樣表示變小、縮小shorten — 同樣有「使變短」的意思多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
職場英文寫作課
During the email-writing workshop, the trainer explained that "we're" is a contraction of "we are".
在電子郵件寫作工作坊中,講師說明「we're」是「we are」的縮寫形式。
市場需求報告
The sales team discussed the contraction in demand for office furniture.
業務團隊討論了辦公家具需求的萎縮情況。
詞族
contraction noun 縮寫詞;萎縮・contract verb 縮減;萎縮・contracted verb, past tense / past participle 縮減;萎縮的過去式或過去分詞
四選一
Analysts expect demand for office furniture to ____ next quarter.
看答案
contract
expect demand to 後接原形動詞,contract 在此表示需求萎縮。contraction 是名詞;contracted 是過去式或過去分詞;contracts 的第三人稱單數動詞形式不適用於 to 後,作複數名詞也不符合結構。
同義改寫
The trainer explained that "we'll" is a contraction of "we will". → The trainer explained that "we'll" is a shortened form of "we will".
針對 we'll 這個具體例子,contraction 與 shortened form 都表示由 we will 縮成的形式。
The quarterly report noted a contraction in demand for office furniture. → The quarterly report noted a decrease in demand for office furniture.
在需求變化的語境中,contraction 表示需求縮減,可用 decrease 替換;兩句均未增添原因或幅度。