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

• 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。
• 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。
• But Spain and Italy reported further sharp contractions.
  但西班牙和意大利的萎缩却进一步加深。
• Pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus.
  妇女生产后感到的疼痛；和子宫收缩有关。
• Fourth, fiscal contractions that rely on spending cuts are more expansionary than tax-driven adjustment.
  第四，与税收驱动的调整相比，依赖于削减支出的财政紧缩更具有扩张性。
• Regular contractions means the contractions are increasing in length and intensity and are coming at decreasing intervals.
  有规律的宫缩意思是收缩的长度和强度增加，并且伴随着时间间隔的减少。
• Pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs.
  头脑血管扩张或肌肉紧缩或药物作用引起的头部疼痛。
• 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。
• You can feel strong contractions in both sets of muscles.
  你可以感到两组肌肉都在猛烈收缩。
• The remaining 30 percent had either low back pain or contractures& continuous, involuntary muscle contractions.
  剩下的这30%学生，要么有腰痛，要么有挛缩&肌肉持续的、非随意的紧缩。