contracts

1. vi. & vt. 缔结; 订契约 make, settle or establish by contract
2. vt. 染上恶习; 染上疾病 get bad habits; catch an illness
3. vi. 缩小; 紧缩 make smaller; shrink

1. [C]契约,合同 compact; pact

• contract one's body缩作一团
• contract the book约稿
• contract one's brows皱眉头
• contract a project承包工程

• contract advantageously有利地承包
• contract legally合法承包
• contract physically自然地订立合约
• contract solemnly严肃地缔结
• contract out立即把工作等包出,退出合同、协议等

• contract for订契约,承包,承建
• contract for a house承包盖房屋
• contract out of订约使自己不受…的约束,退出合同
• contract out of an agreement订明不受契约限制
• contract to sb许配给某人
• contract with与…立约
• contract with a factory for machines向某厂订购机器

• break a contract撕毁契约
• complete a contract合同执行完毕
• dissolve a contract解除合同
• write a contract起草合同

• certain contract确定的契约
• simple contract口头契约
• void contract无效契约

• agency contract代理合同
• marriage contract婚约
• insurance contract保险契约

• contract party签合同的一方

• by contract根据合同
• law of contract合同法
• parties to a contract契约的双方
• under contract根据合同

• contract for…的契约
• contract of sales买卖合同
• contract with与…的契约

contract with承包；与…订有合约

contract in[法]保证承担义务

labor contract n. 劳工合同

contract management合同管理

breach of contract违约；违反合同

sales contract销售合同

insurance contract保险契约，保险合同

contract price合约价格；发包价格

construction contract建筑包工合同

under the contract依据本合同

employment contract雇佣合同；聘约

purchase contract购货合同

sign a contract签订合同；签合同；签署合同

by contract承包；根据合同

under contract根据合同

psychological contract心理契约；精神契约

contract terms合同条款

on contract按合约方式

service contract劳务合同

social contract 社会契约（统治者与被统治者订定的详列权利义务的契约，等于social 社会契约论；compact）；民约论

1. They had set a term to the contract.
   他们已给合同定了期限。
2. Families sought favourable alliances, either by marriage or contract.
   各个家庭通过婚姻或者婚约来建立有力的亲缘关系。
3. Several companies will bid for the contract.
   数家公司要投标争取合约。
4. He managed to disengage himself from the contract.
   他成功地为自己解除了契约义务。

1. The heat contracted the woollen garment.
   高温让羊毛衣缩小了。
2. We'd like to contract in on this project,if possible.
   如有可能，我们愿意签订合同参加这一计划。
3. It's an urgent business, we have no time for unnecessary consideration—please contract your inspection period!
   这是个紧急时间,我们没时间做多余的考虑了——请缩短你的审查期！
4. She has contracted a severe fever.
   她感染上了严重的热病。
5. He has contracted the habit of talking to himself.
   他养成了自言自语的习惯。