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sign a contract
They signed a contract for the sale of the house.
他们签署了一份售房合同。
合同；契约
contracts — plural of contract
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
合同；契约
An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is legally enforceable, or the written document recording it.
They signed a contract for the sale of the house.
他们签署了一份售房合同。
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.
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
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.
(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
She signed a contract with the company for a two-year employment.
她与公司签订了一份为期两年的雇佣合同。
Before buying the house, we had to review the sales contract carefully.
在买房之前，我们必须仔细审查销售合同。
The contractor was sued for breach of contract after failing to complete the project on time.
承包商因未能按时完成项目而被起诉违约。
They signed a contract for the sale of the house.
他们签署了一份售房合同。
The two companies entered into a contract to collaborate on the project.
两家公司签订合同合作该项目。
under contract表示在合约期内。
The actor is under contract with a major studio.
这位演员与一家大型制片厂有合约。
They have a contract for the supply of raw materials.
他们有一份原材料供应合同。
Not this
We made a contract with the company for supply goods.
Use this
We made a contract with the company to supply goods.
动词不定式用法错误。英语中，"contract"后常用不定式来表示目的或意图，而不是用介词加动词原形。
Not this
The contracts is signed by both parties.
Use this
The contract is signed by both parties.
名词单复数错误。"contract"在此句中是单数形式，因为它指的是一个具体的合约。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
签订合同
Both parties agreed to sign the contract tomorrow.
双方同意明天签订合同。
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。
违约
The company sued for breach of contract.
该公司因违约提起诉讼。
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。
合同条款
We need to review the contract terms carefully before signing.
我们需要在签字前仔细审查合同条款。
取消合同
They decided to cancel the contract due to unforeseen circumstances.
由于不可预见的情况，他们决定取消合同。
按合同
He is under contract with the company.
他与公司签有合同。
外包
They decided to put the project out to contract.
他们决定将这个项目外包。
违约
The lawsuit was about a breach of contract.
这起诉讼涉及违约问题。
我是魔鬼，我来收你的合同了。
After signing the contract, he felt like he had made a deal with the devil.
签了合同后，他感觉自己像是和魔鬼做了交易。
口头合同连写它的纸都不如。
Always get a written contract; a verbal agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on.
一定要签书面合同，口头协议一文不值。
Use contracts naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记作‘两人拉钩’，合同是双方共同拉钩的法律约定。
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。
Words that share the spelling '-act' but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds; none fully rhyme with 'contract' as a noun.
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