contract

合约、契约

Read the contract carefully before you sign anything.

签任何东西之前，先仔细看过合约。

承包合约、标案

The firm won a five-year contract to maintain the bridges.

这家公司标到桥梁维护的五年承包合约。

买凶契约、悬赏口语

There was a contract on the witness before the trial began.

开庭前就有人出钱买凶要杀那名证人。

收缩、缩小

Metal contracts as the temperature drops at night.

夜里温度下降时，金属会收缩。

签约、订约、承包

They contracted with a local supplier to deliver the parts.

他们与当地供应商签约供应零件。

感染、罹患正式

She contracted a rare illness while traveling abroad.

她在国外旅行时感染了一种罕见疾病。

缩短、缩约

In speech we often contract "do not" to "don't".

口说时我们常把 do not 缩约成 don't。

外包、发包

The hospital contracts out its cleaning and catering services.

这家医院把清洁与餐饮服务外包出去。