give up(+doing):
1.讓出
He gave up his seat to an old man.
他讓座給一位老人。
2.放棄
The girl gave up halfway.
這女孩中途放棄。
3.戒絕
I wish I could give up drinking.
我真希望自己能戒酒。

contraction:
名詞 n.
1.收縮;縮短[U][S1]
Cold weather causes a contraction of two inches in the bridge.
寒冷的天氣會使這座橋縮短兩英寸。
2.【語】縮短,縮約;縮短形,縮約形式[U][C]
"Won't" is a contraction of "will not".
"won't"是"will not"的縮短形。
3.【解】收縮,攣縮[U][C]
contraction of a muscle
肌肉的收縮
4.【經】收縮,緊縮[U]
5.(疾病的)感染;(惡習的)沾染;(債的)背負[U]
the contraction of a disease
疾病的感染

untimately:
副詞 ad.
1.最后;終極地[Z]
Ultimately they did get the police to come.
他們最終叫來了警察。