1、contract

合同;契約

The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building.

這家公司贏得了一份極為重要的合同，參與建設歐洲最高的大廈。

He was given a seven-year contract with an annual salary of $150,000.

他簽下了一份為期7年的合同，年薪為15萬美元。

簽合同，訂立契約(做某事)

You can contract with us to deliver your cargo.

你可以跟我們簽訂送貨合同。

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already contracted to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan.

波士頓美術博物館已經簽訂合同，將其部分藏品租借給日本一家博物館。

(使)收縮;(使)縮小;(使)縮短

Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts.

血液在心臟收縮的時候從心臟流出。

New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.

新的研究表明，過量食用肉類和鹽可能會導致肌肉收縮。

2、expect

預期;預料;期待

a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.

預計自己在接下來的幾周里會丟掉工作的市政工人

They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.

他們不再期待公司利潤會增長。

要求；認為應當得到;指望

He wasn't expecting our hospitality.

他沒有指望我們會盛情款待。

I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.

我確實希望晚上能有些屬于自己的時間。

我認為;我猜想

I expect you can guess what follows.

我想你能猜出接下來發生了什么。

I expect you're tired.

我想你累了。