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1、construction
(房屋、工廠、道路、橋梁等的)建筑，建造
He'd already started construction on a hunting lodge.
他已經開始建造一間狩獵用的小屋。
the only nuclear power station under construction in Britain.
英國唯一一家在建的核電站
構造；結構
The Shakers believed that furniture should be plain, simple, useful, practical and of sound construction.
震顫派教徒認為家具應當樸素、簡單、有用、實用，并且結構合理。
The chairs were light in construction yet extremely strong.
這些椅子構造輕巧，但卻極為結實。
2、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。
訂立(婚約);簽訂(盟約等)
She contracted a formal marriage to a British ex-serviceman.
她和一個英國退役軍人正式訂婚了。
