contracts
英 [kənˈtrækts]
美[kənˈtrækts]
- n. 契约( contract的名词复数 ); 婚约; [法律]契约法; 行贿
英英释意
- 1. n a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- 2. n (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- 3. n a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
- 4. v enter into a contractual arrangement
- 5. v engage by written agreement
- 6. v squeeze or press together
- 7. v be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- 8. v become smaller or draw together
- 9. v make smaller
- 10. v compress or concentrate
- 11. v make or become more narrow or restricted
- 12. v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
