Contraction

(noun.) the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope.

(noun.) (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber).

(noun.) a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; '`won't' is a contraction of `will not''; '`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock''.

录入:罗莎莉

• The contraction of the frog's legs may with considerable safety be said to be caused by these mechanical vibrations being transmitted through the conducting wires. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Everything he has done has been aimed at the conservation of energy, the contraction of space, the intensification of culture. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Amount of Expansion and Contraction. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• How long would it take him to do that, using every possible contraction? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• If the wires were stretched taut in the summer, there would not be sufficient leeway for the contraction which accompanies cold weather, and in winter they would snap. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Stones, gravel and sticks must be removed, otherwise the contraction of the clay and expansion of the stones on burning, produce a weak and crumbling structure. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The dial on the front of the instrument is intended to indicate the exact amount of physical expansion or contraction of the strip. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• We owe the snug fit of metal tires and bands to the expansion and contraction resulting from heating and cooling. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• But his eyes had a faintly ironical contraction. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• There was a pitiful contraction of suffering upon her beautiful brows, although there was no other sign of consciousness remaining. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Any subsequent expansion or contraction of the strip may readily be noted by further movements of the needle. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Expansion and Contraction. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• A contraction as of anguish altered Mrs. Pryor's features; she wrung her hands; half a groan escaped her lips. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Her name is Lizzie,' said the schoolmaster, with a strong contraction of his whole face. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mrs Clennam, with a deep contraction of her brows, was looking at him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• The contractions and expansions set in motion the clockwork which marks the rate of consumption. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• A galvanoscopic frog giving contractions with one cell through two water rheostats was then placed in circuit. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

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