contractions

英 [kənˈtrækʃənz]

美 [kənˈtrækʃənz]

n.  收缩; 缩小; (肌肉的)收缩，挛缩; (尤指分娩时的)子宫收缩; 词的缩约形式
contraction的复数

柯林斯词典

• (分娩时的)子宫收缩，宫缩
  When a woman who is about to give birth hascontractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
• N-COUNT (词的)缩约形式
  Acontractionis a shortened form of a word or words.
  1. 'It's' (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
     it's (带撇号)只能用作 it is 的缩约形式。
• See also:contract

双语例句

• Natural history of ventricular premature contractions in children with a structurally normal heart: does origin matter?
  结构正常心脏儿童室性期前收缩的自然史：起源是否重要？
• Pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus.
  妇女生产后感到的疼痛；和子宫收缩有关。
• Regular contractions means the contractions are increasing in length and intensity and are coming at decreasing intervals.
  有规律的宫缩意思是收缩的长度和强度增加，并且伴随着时间间隔的减少。
• They are used in a vaginal suppository, causing uterine contractions to begin a few hours after insertion.
  它们是以阴道栓剂的形式使用，塞入几个小时后开始引起子宫收缩。
• But Spain and Italy reported further sharp contractions.
  但西班牙和意大利的萎缩却进一步加深。
• In humans higher oxytocin levels have been linked to physiological phenomena like contractions during childbirth, or orgasm.
  对人类而言，更高的催产素与像孕子期时的收缩或者高潮等生理现象相关。
• The remaining 30 percent had either low back pain or contractures& continuous, involuntary muscle contractions.
  剩下的这30%学生，要么有腰痛，要么有挛缩&肌肉持续的、非随意的紧缩。
• Abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction.
  肌肉不正常的拉长；肌肉收缩后缓慢放松。
• Signs of imminent labor include the rupture of membranes and regular contractions.
  临盆的征兆包括薄膜的破裂和有规律的收缩。
• Potentially dangerous effects of DM in young children include dystonic reactions, severe involuntary muscle contractions and spasms.
  年幼儿童服用右美沙芬存在的潜在副作用包括异常反应、不随意肌严重收缩和痉挛。