contract
noun
verb
ˈkɒntrækt
noun
1
an
official
agreement
between
two
or
more
people,
stating
what
each
will
do
契约; 合同; 合约
2
subject to contract
if
an
agreement
is
subject
to
contract,
it
has
not
yet
been
agreed
formally
by
a
contract
〔达成协议但〕还须签约确定
3
an
agreement
to
kill
a
person
for
money
【非正式】
杀人协议
informal
They
put
a
contract
out
on
him
and
he’s
in
hiding.
他们雇人杀他，他现在躲了起来。
kənˈtrækt
verb
4
to
become
smaller
or
narrower
缩小; 收缩; 缩短;
I
Metal
contracts
as
it
cools
.
金属遇冷收缩。
The
economy
has
contracted
by
2.5%
since
last
year.
自去年起经济已经萎缩了 2.5%。
5
to
get
an
illness
[正式] 感染〔疾病〕，患〔病〕
T | formal
Two-thirds
of
the
adult
population
there
has
contracted
AIDS.
那里的成年人当中有三分之二染上了艾滋病。
6
to
sign
a
contract
in
which
you
agree
formally
that
you
will
do
something
or
someone
will
do
something
for
you
签（合同）
I,T
contract
(sb)
to
do
sth
They
are
contracted
to
work
35
hours
a
week.
他们签下合同每周工作 35 小时。
the
company
that
had
been
contracted
to
build
the
models
签下合同做模型的那家公司
contract
(with)
sb
for
sth
Doctors
control
their
budgets
and
contract
with
hospitals
for
services.
医生自己控制预算，和医院签订服务合同。
contract
a
marriage/alliance
etc
(agree
to
marry
someone,
form
a
relationship
with
them
etc)
订立婚约/盟约等
Most
of
the
marriages
were
contracted
when
the
brides
were
very
young.
这些婚约大多数都是在新娘年龄还很小的时候就订下的。
ˈkɒntrækt
7
contract sb/sth in
↔
to
arrange
for
a
person
or
company
outside
your
own
organization
to
come
in
and
do
a
particular
job
与某人/某公司签约〔使其加入做某事〕
We
contract
in
cleaning
services.
我们和清洁公司签有合同。
8
to
agree
officially
to
take
part
in
something
[正式] 订约参与〔某事〕
formal
The
rules
require
all
members
to
contract
in.
规章要求所有成员都要订约参与。
9
contract sth out
↔
to
arrange
to
have
a
job
done
by
a
person
or
company
outside
your
own
organization
把〔工作等〕承包出去，外包
[+
to
]
We
contracted
the
catering
out
to
an
outside
firm.
我们把承办酒席外包给了外面的一家公司。
10
BrE
to
agree
officially
not
to
take
part
in
something
such
as
a
PENSION
PLAN
【英】
同意不加入〔退休金计划等〕