contract
- 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
- 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
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- 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
動詞
- 1. decrease in size, number, or range glass contracts as it cools 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (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 反義詞
- ▪ shorten (a word or phrase) by combination or elision these sources were called 同義詞 反義詞
- 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
- ▪ 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
- ▪ 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
- 4. become liable to pay (a debt) he contracted a debt of £3,300 同義詞
- (of a buyer) sign a legal contract with the vendor of a property or piece of land, making the ...
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- a business agreement between a contractor and customer covering the maintenance and servicing ...
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- an obligation of one party to another imposed by law independently of an agreement between the ...
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- 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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- 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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- the standard form of the card game bridge, in which only tricks bid and won count toward the ...
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- an obligation of one party to another imposed by law independently of an agreement between the ...
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- a business agreement between a contractor and customer covering the maintenance and servicing ...
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- 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
- decrease in size, number, or range: glass contracts as it cools
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