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1. Oxford Dictionary

   contract

   • n.
     a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law；the branch of law concerned with the making and observation of contracts
   • v.
     decrease in size, number, or range；(of a muscle) become shorter and tighter in order to effect movement of part of the body

   • verb: contract, 3rd person present: contracts, gerund or present participle: contracting, past tense: contracted, past participle: contracted

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law he has just signed a contract keeping him with the club much of the produce is grown under contract
   • ▪ the branch of law concerned with the making and observation of contracts the law of contract
   • ▪ an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin smuggling bosses routinely put out contracts on witnesses
   • ▪ the declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trumps South can make the contract with correct play
   • ▪ a formal agreement to marry the contract between the Bride and the Bridegroom was renewed

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. decrease in size, number, or range glass contracts as it cools 同義詞 shrink, get smaller, become smaller, decrease, diminish, ... 更多reduce, dwindle, decline, shrivel反義詞 expand, increase
   • ▪ (of a muscle) become shorter and tighter in order to effect movement of part of the body the heart contracts about seventy times a minute exhale and slowly contract your abdominal muscles 同義詞 tighten, become/make tighter, tense, flex, constrict, ... 更多draw in, become/make narrower, narrow, wrinkle, knit, crease, corrugate, purse, pucker反義詞 relax
   • ▪ shorten (a word or phrase) by combination or elision these sources were called 同義詞 shorten, abbreviate, cut, reduce, abridge, ... 更多truncate反義詞 expand, lengthen
   • 2. enter into a formal and legally binding agreement the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services 同義詞 undertake, pledge, promise, covenant, commit oneself, ... 更多engage, agree, enter into an agreement, reach an agreement, make a deal, negotiate a deal
   • ▪ British choose to be involved in (a scheme) politically committed members contract into paying the levy
   • ▪ British choose to withdraw from or not become involved in a scheme plans to encourage people to contract out of the pension scheme
   • ▪ secure specified rights or undertake specified obligations in a formal and legally binding agreement a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment the paper had contracted to publish extracts from the diaries 同義詞 undertake, pledge, promise, covenant, commit oneself, ... 更多engage, agree, enter into an agreement, reach an agreement, make a deal, negotiate a deal
   • ▪ impose an obligation on (someone) to do something by means of a formal agreement health authorities contract a hospital to treat a specific number of patients
   • ▪ arrange for work to be done by another organization local authorities will have to contract out waste management
   • ▪ formally enter into (a marriage) kings obtained dispensations to enable them to contract politically advantageous matches
   • ▪ enter into (a friendship or other relationship) the patterns of social relationships contracted by men and women differ
   • 3. catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent) three people contracted a killer virus 同義詞 develop, catch, get, pick up, come down with, ... 更多become infected with, fall ill with, be taken ill with, be struck down with, be stricken with, succumb to, go down with, informaltake ill with, take sick with
   • 4. become liable to pay (a debt) he contracted a debt of £3,300 同義詞 incur, become liable to pay, acquire, fall into, run up

   service contract

   • n.
     a business agreement between a contractor and customer covering the maintenance and servicing ...

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   maintenance contract

   • n.
     a business agreement between a contractor and customer covering the maintenance of buildings or ... we offer comprehensive maintenance contracts, but also one-off repairs

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   quasi-contract

   • n.
     an obligation of one party to another imposed by law independently of an agreement between the ...

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   marriage contract

   • n.
     a formal agreement between two people to enter into a marriage: a betrothal in those days was as binding as a marriage contract

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   futures contract

   • n.
     an agreement traded on an organized exchange to buy or sell assets, especially commodities or ... the existence of futures contracts allows sellers or buyers to hedge against risk

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   collateral contract

   • n.
     a subsidiary contract which induces a person to enter into a main contract or which depends ...

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   quasi contract

   • n.
     an obligation of one party to another imposed by law independently of an agreement between the ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   futures contract

   • n.
     a contract for assets (especially commodities or shares) bought at agreed prices but delivered ... the existence of futures contracts allows sellers or buyers to hedge against risk

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3. • 更多解釋

   contract

   • n.
     a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is ... both parties must sign employment contracts a network of doctors and hospitals under contract to provide services
   • v.
     decrease in size, number, or range: glass contracts as it cools

   Oxford American Dictionary