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Fully loadedcontracts
合同;契约
contracts is the plural of contract.
核心释义
An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is legally enforceable, or the written document recording it.
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两个或多个当事人之间的协议,以执行特定工作或工作订单,通常是临时的或固定期限的,通常由书面协议管理
An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
- 2.
两人或多人之间具有法律约束力的协议。
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- 3.
法律将以某种方式执行的协议。具有法律约束力的合同必须至少包含一个承诺,即要约人向受要约人提出的承诺或要约,以在未来做某事。因此,合同是待履行的,而不是已履行的。
An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
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(合约桥牌)最高叫牌成为合约,规定叫牌者必须完成的墩数。
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
用法In use
She signed a contract with the company for a two-year employment.
用法提示:合同作为名词,表示双方达成的具有法律效力的协议。
Before buying the house, we had to review the sales contract carefully.
用法提示:合同作为名词,指买卖双方的权利义务文书。
The contractor was sued for breach of contract after failing to complete the project on time.
用法提示:合同作为名词,在“breach of contract”短语中指法律协议。
sign a contract
They signed a contract for the sale of the house.
他们签署了一份售房合同。
enter into a contract
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sign a contract
- 签订合同
- Both parties agreed to sign the contract tomorrow.双方同意明天签订合同。
- draw up a contract
- 起草合同
- The lawyer is drawing up a contract for the sale of the property.律师正在起草一份房产销售合同。
- breach of contract
- 违约
- The company sued for breach of contract.该公司因违约提起诉讼。
- contract law
- 合同法
- Contract law governs the rights and duties of parties to an agreement.合同法规定了协议各方的权利和义务。
- contract terms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记作‘两人拉钩’,合同是双方共同拉钩的法律约定。
语境与语域Context & Register
名词,通常用于正式的法律或商业场合,表示具有法律效力的协议。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that share the spelling '-act' but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds; none fully rhyme with 'contract' as a noun.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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