contract with
collocation与……签订合同；与……订立契约
The company contracted with a local supplier for raw materials.
该公司与当地供应商签订了原材料供货合同。
签订合同；订立契约
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签订合同；订立契约
to make or enter into a legal agreement
The company decided to contract with a local supplier for raw materials.
这家公司决定与当地供应商签订原材料合同。
拉近或靠拢；缩短、变窄或减少
To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
通过省略一个或多个字母,或将两个或多个元音或音节缩减为一个来缩短。
To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
订立协议或合同；立约。
To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
与(某人或某物)订立合同。
To enter into a contract with (someone or something).
contract
Base
原形
contracts
3rd person
第三人称单数
contracting
-ing
现在分词
contracted
Past
过去式
contracted
Past participle
过去分词
Metal contracts when it cools.
金属冷却时会收缩。
He contracted the virus last week.
他上周感染了病毒。
They have contracted to build a new bridge.
他们已经签约建造一座新桥。
注意动词contract作'收缩'或'感染'解时，过去式与过去分词均为contracted。
Metals contract when they cool down.
金属冷却时会收缩。
He contracted a rare disease while traveling abroad.
他在国外旅行时感染了一种罕见疾病。
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与……签订合同；与……订立契约
The company contracted with a local supplier for raw materials.
该公司与当地供应商签订了原材料供货合同。
按合同约定做某事；签约做某事
She contracted to teach English at the school for one year.
她签约在这所学校教一年英语。
膨胀和收缩
Metals expand and contract as temperatures change.
金属会随着温度变化而膨胀和收缩。
收缩肌肉；使肌肉绷紧
Breathe out and slowly contract your abdominal muscles.
呼气并慢慢收缩腹部肌肉。
感染疾病；患上疾病
He contracted a rare disease during his travels.
他在旅行中感染了一种罕见的疾病。
外包（某项工作或服务）
The company decided to contract the cleaning out to a local firm.
公司决定把清洁工作外包给当地一家公司。
选择加入（某项计划或安排）
You can contract in to the new pension scheme at any time.
你随时可以选择加入新的养老金计划。
选择不参加（某项计划或安排）
Many employees chose to contract out of the additional insurance plan.
许多员工选择不参加附加保险计划。
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想象拉一根橡皮筋：双手一起拉近就是 contract（收缩/缩短）；签合同时双方握手也像拉近关系。
语域：mixed 常见场景：商业谈判、法律文书、医学语境、学术或技术写作 「contract」的语域随搭配变化：表示“签订合同”或“感染疾病”时，常见于正式或专业场合；表示“收缩、缩短”时，多用于书面或技术说明。整体语域建议标注为混合。
可及物或不及物
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