Word · Frequency #8949
contracting
收缩；缩小
The action or process of becoming smaller or tightening, or a muscle shortening; contraction.
- 1.
The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
收缩的动作；收缩。
- 2.
Work done on a contract basis.
承包工作；按合同执行的工作。
承包；签约承包；收缩的动作；收缩。；承包工作；按合同执行的工作。
In use
The contracting of a cold is common during winter.
She was worried about the contracting of any illness during her travels.
The risk of contracting the flu can be reduced by vaccination.
contracting + with + [person/organization]
表示签订合同的行为。
The company is in the process of contracting with a new supplier.
该公司正在与新的供应商签订合同。
contracting + [disease]
表示感染疾病的行为。
Smoking increases the risk of contracting lung cancer.
吸烟会增加患肺癌的风险。
Common mistakes
They signed a contracting.
Connections
Collocations
- contracting party
- 缔约方
- The contracting parties signed the agreement.缔约方签署了协议。
- contracting authority
- 订约当局
- The contracting authority issued a tender for the project.订约当局为该项目发布了招标书。
- contracting officer
- 签约官员
- The contracting officer reviewed the contract terms.签约官员审查了合同条款。
- the contracting of a disease
- 疾病的感染
- The contracting of a disease can be prevented by vaccination.可以通过疫苗接种预防疾病的感染。
- contracting process
- 缔约程序
- The contracting process involves several stages.缔约程序包括几个阶段。
- contracting out
Learner notes
Memory Tip
contracting的两个意思：签合同（contract）时要收紧手，同时要小心感染病毒（contracting illness）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律合同、商业承包 “contracting”作为名词时，多用于法律和商业场合，属于正式用语。
Grammar Note
通常用于法律语境，表示签订合同的过程或状态
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'contracting' because their stressed vowels differ (/æ/ vs /ɔ/). However, they all end with the '-ing' suffix pronounced /ɪŋ/ and share similar spelling patterns in '-cting' or '-acting'.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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