contract

noun

/ˈkɒntrækt/

/ˈkɑːntrækt/

an official written agreement合同；合约；契约
- All employees have a written contract of employment.每个员工都有一份书面聘用合同。
- a research/modelling/recording contract研究/建模/录音合同
- a lucrative government contract有利可图的政府合同
- contract with somebody to enter into/negotiate/sign a contract with the supplier与供应商签订/谈判/签署合同
- contract between A and B These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.这些条款构成买卖双方所签合同的一部分。
- contract for something a contract for the supply of vehicles提供车辆的合约
- contract to do something to win/be awarded a contract to build a new school获得承建一所新学校的合同
- to renew/extend/terminate/cancel a contract续签/延长/终止/取消合同
- on a contract I was on a three-year contract that expired last week.我签订的三年期合同已于上周期满。
- under contract to/with somebody/something She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major American computer firm.她已签约为一家大型美国计算机公司工作。
- out of contract The phone costs several hundred dollars more out of contract (= without a contract with a phone company).这部电话的合同价要高出几百美元。
- The midfielder will be out of contract at the end of the season (= his contract with his club will have finished).这位中场球员将在本赛季结束时与俱乐部解除合同。
- a contract worker (= one employed on a contract for a fixed period of time)合同工
- Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.根据合同的条款，这项工作本应于昨天完成。
- They were sued for breach of contract (= not doing what they agreed to do in a contract).他们被指控违约。
- He had a release clause written into his contract.他在合同里写了一个免责条款。
- subject to contract The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed).此报价已获接受，尚须以签约为准。
see also social contract
Wordfinder
- acquisition
- bid
- broker
- contract
- deal
- merger
- negotiation
- offer
- proposal
- takeover
Wordfinder
- apply
- appoint
- contract
- dismiss
- employ
- job
- pay
- retire
- work
- workforce
- By using cheaper materials, the company has broken the terms of its contract.该公司使用较廉价的材料，违反了合同条款。
- Do you have a contract with your employer?你和雇主订有合同吗？
- Eighteen companies are bidding for the contract.有 18 家公司竞标这份合同。
- Either party can terminate the contract at any time.任何一方均可随时终止合同。
- He entered into a contract with his former employer.他同前雇主签订了合同。
- He's on a three-year fixed-term contract.他已签订了一个 3 年定期合同。
- If you go on strike you will be in breach of contract.如果你罢工，就会违反合同。
- Many workers do not have written contracts.许多工人没有书面合同。
- My advertising firm just won a lucrative contract with a cigarette company.我的广告公司刚刚与一家香烟公司签订了一份收益丰厚的合同。
- She managed to negotiate a permanent contract with the company.通过谈判，她同这家公司订立了一份永久合同。
- The company is being sued for breach of contract.这家公司被控违约。
- The contract expires at the end of next year.这份合同明年年底到期。
- The contract was declared void.这份合同被宣布无效。
- The firm lost the contract to a large London company.这家企业在竞争这份合同时输给了一家伦敦的大公司。
- The successful bidder must exchange contracts immediately and pay a deposit.中标者必须立即交换契约并支付定金。
- They put a clause in the contract stipulating that the work should be finished by next month.他们在合同中立了一项条款，规定工作应在下月底前完成。
- They won a contract for the delivery of five fighter planes.他们获得一份交付五架战斗机的合同。
- Under her contract of employment, Mrs Lee could not be required to work at a different site.根据李女士的雇佣合同，雇主不能要求她到另一地工作。
- You should make sure that you have a formal contract of employment.你应确保自己有一份正式的雇佣合同。
- a series of major contracts worth millions of pounds价值数百万英镑的一系列重要合同
- the company fulfilling the construction contract执行施工合同的公司
- the contract between the employer and the employee雇主和雇员之间的合约
- the firm carrying out the construction contract执行建筑合同的公司
- The company is currently negotiating a contract to build a new hotel development.该公司目前正在谈判一份建造新酒店的合同。
Topics Discussion and agreementb2, Working lifeb2, Law and justiceb2, Houses and homesb2, Businessb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long-term
- permanent
- guaranteed
- …
verb + contract
- have
- bid for
- bid on
- …
contract + verb
- expire
- be worth something
contract + noun
- work
- worker
- manufacturer
- …
preposition
- in a/the contract
- on a contract
- under contract (to)
- …
phrases
- (a) breach of contract
- a contract of employment
- a contract of sale
- …
contract (on somebody) (informal) an agreement to kill somebody for money（雇用杀人的）协议，合同
- She took out a contract on her ex-husband.她雇好了凶手打算谋杀她的前夫。
- He has a contract out on you.他已雇了人杀你。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2
Collocations Dictionary
verb + contract
- take out
- have out
contract + noun
- killer
- killing
preposition
- contract on

词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractus, from contract- ‘drawn together, tightened’, from the verb contrahere, from con- ‘together’ + trahere ‘draw’.

contract

verb

/kənˈtrækt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they contract	/kənˈtrækt/ /kənˈtrækt/
he / she / it contracts	/kənˈtrækts/ /kənˈtrækts/
past simple contracted	/kənˈtræktɪd/ /kənˈtræktɪd/
past participle contracted	/kənˈtræktɪd/ /kənˈtræktɪd/
-ing form contracting	/kənˈtræktɪŋ/ /kənˈtræktɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] to become less or smaller; to make something become less or smaller（使）收缩，缩小
- Glass contracts as it cools.玻璃遇冷收缩。
- The universe is expanding rather than contracting.宇宙在膨胀而不是收缩。
- a contracting market萎缩的市场
- The economy will contract by 2 per cent this year.今年经济将收缩2%。
- The heart muscles contract to expel the blood.心脏肌肉收缩以挤压出血液。
- contract something The exercise consists of stretching and contracting the leg muscles.此项训练包括伸展和收缩腿部肌肉。
- contract something to something ‘I will’ and ‘I shall’ are usually contracted to ‘I'll’ (= made shorter).I will 和 I shall 通常缩写成 I'll。
opposite expand
- The electrical market is forecast to contract by 2% this year.预计今年的电器市场将萎缩2%。
- The exercise consists of contracting and expanding the leg muscles.这项运动包括收缩和扩张腿部肌肉。
Topics Physics and chemistryb2
[transitive] contract something (formal or medical医学) to get an illness感染（疾病）；得（病）
- to contract a virus/a disease/measles染上病毒/疾病/麻疹
- Condoms can help to minimize the risk of contracting HIV.避孕套有助于将感染艾滋病毒的风险降至最低。
- He contracted malaria while abroad.在国外期间他染上了疟疾。
Topics Illnessc2
/ˈkɒntrækt/

/ˈkɑːntrækt/
[transitive] to make a legal agreement with somebody for them to work for you or provide you with a service与…订立合同（或契约）
- contract somebody to do something The player is contracted to play until August.这位选手签约参加比赛到八月份。
- contract somebody (to something) Several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department.有几位计算机工程师与财务部门签订了合同。
- He can't work for them because he is contracted with another company.他因与另一家公司已签约，所以不能为他们工作。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2, Law and justicec2
/ˈkɒntrækt/

/ˈkɑːntrækt/
[intransitive] contract to do something to make a legal agreement to work for somebody or provide them with a service订立…的合同（或契约）
- She has contracted to work 20 hours a week.她已签订每周工作 20 小时的合同。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2
/ˈkɒntrækt/

/ˈkɑːntrækt/
[transitive] contract a marriage/an alliance (with somebody) (formal) to formally agree to marry somebody/form an alliance with somebody（与…）订立（婚约）；（与…）缔结（同盟）Topics Discussion and agreementc2
More Like This Pronunciation changes by part of speech
Pronunciation changes by part of speech
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- alternate
- advocate
- approximate
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- convict
- decrease
- delegate
- discount
- duplicate
- estimate
- export
- extract
- graduate
- import
- intimate
- moderate
- object
- permit
- present
- protest
- record
- refund
- refuse
- subject
- suspect
- survey
- torment
- upgrade

词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractus, from contract- ‘drawn together, tightened’, from the verb contrahere, from con- ‘together’ + trahere ‘draw’.