contractions

英 [kənˈtrækʃənz]

美 [kənˈtrækʃənz]

n.  收缩; 缩小; (肌肉的)收缩，挛缩; (尤指分娩时的)子宫收缩; 词的缩约形式
contraction的复数

柯林斯词典

• (分娩时的)子宫收缩，宫缩
  When a woman who is about to give birth hascontractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
• N-COUNT (词的)缩约形式
  Acontractionis a shortened form of a word or words.
  1. 'It's' (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
     it's (带撇号)只能用作 it is 的缩约形式。
• See also:contract

双语例句

• Caution: This point is forbidden for pregnant women because its stimulation can cause premature contractions in the uterus.
  注意：这一点对于孕妇是被禁止的，因为它的刺激可引起子宫早期收缩研究。
• Because contractions of the cervix and vagina during orgasm transport semen deeper into the reproductive tract.
  这是因为，在高潮期间，宫颈和阴道的收缩会将精液运送到生殖道更深处。
• This limits its ability to respond to domestic contractions.
  这限制了中国应对国内经济萎缩的能力。
• Natural history of ventricular premature contractions in children with a structurally normal heart: does origin matter?
  结构正常心脏儿童室性期前收缩的自然史：起源是否重要？
• Cramps are muscular contractions which tie the tendons into knots.
  痉挛是肌肉收缩，筋缠到关节上了。
• The signs of labor are contractions and rupture of membranes.
  分娩的症状是宫缩和羊膜破裂。
• Abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction.
  肌肉不正常的拉长；肌肉收缩后缓慢放松。
• Stimulates and maintains nerve signals and muscle contractions.
  促进和维持神经和肌肉收缩的。
• Signs of imminent labor include the rupture of membranes and regular contractions.
  临盆的征兆包括薄膜的破裂和有规律的收缩。
• Contractions are much more common in speech than in writing.
  缩略词在口语里比在书写中常见得多。