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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。
收缩；缩小
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收缩；缩小
The action or process of becoming smaller or tightening, or a muscle shortening; contraction.
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。
收缩的动作；收缩。
The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
承包工作；按合同执行的工作。
Work done on a contract basis.
The contracting of a cold is common during winter.
冬天感染感冒很常见。
She was worried about the contracting of any illness during her travels.
她担心旅行期间感染任何疾病。
The risk of contracting the flu can be reduced by vaccination.
接种疫苗可以降低感染流感的风险。
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。
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。
Not this
They signed a contracting.
Use this
They signed a contract.
中文学习者常混淆‘contracting’（缔约过程）与‘contract’（合同文件）。‘contracting’作为名词表示‘缔约的过程’，不可数；表示法律协议文书时应用可数名词‘contract’。
Not this
She felt a contracting in her arm.
Use this
She felt a contraction in her arm.
中文学习者误用‘contracting’表示肌肉收缩，但‘contracting’作为名词仅指‘感染疾病的过程’；肌肉收缩应用‘contraction’。
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缔约方
The contracting parties signed the agreement.
缔约方签署了协议。
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。
签约官员
The contracting officer reviewed the contract terms.
签约官员审查了合同条款。
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。
缔约程序
The contracting process involves several stages.
缔约程序包括几个阶段。
外包
Contracting out is common in the public sector.
外包在公共部门很常见。
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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）。
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。
通常用于法律语境，表示签订合同的过程或状态
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