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 dollars.

他簽下了一份為期7年的合同，年薪為15萬美元。

(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。

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(jīng)簽訂合同，將其部分藏品租借給日本一家博物館。

2、construct

建筑;建造;修建

The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai.

法國人在從敦克爾刻到杜埃的英吉利海峽沿岸修筑了一系列要塞。

The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber.

這些箱子應該用粗鋸木料來做。

構想，構筑，構思(思想、作品、體系等)

You will find it difficult to construct a spending plan without first recording your spending.

你會發(fā)現(xiàn)不先把自己的開銷記錄下來就很難制訂支出計劃。

He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore.

他最終構筑起了一個延伸至泰國和新加坡的商業(yè)帝國。

復雜的構想(或思想);觀念

the underlying constructs (beliefs, philosophy, etc.) which influence action and behaviour.

影響行動和行為的根本思想(信仰、處世哲學等)

It was a re-enactment of the same mental construct under which slavery was justified.

這是為奴隸制辯護的同一思想觀念的再現(xiàn)。