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con·tract1 /ˈkɒntrækt $ ˈkɑːn-/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun [countable]  1  BBAGREEan official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do 契约；合同；合约 → contractualcontract with/between Tyler has agreed a seven-year contract with a Hollywood studio. 泰勒与好莱坞的一家制片厂签订了七年合同。contract to do something a three-year contract to provide pay telephones at local restaurants 为当地餐厅提供付费电话的为期三年的合同on a contract/under contract The firm operates schools under contract to state education authorities. 这家公司和州教育局签约办学。 Employees who refuse to relocate are in breach of contract (=have done something not allowed by their contracts). 员工拒绝调动岗位是违反合约的。2. subject to contract SCLif an agreement is subject to contract, it has not yet been agreed formally by a contract 〔达成协议但〕以合同为准3  informalSCCKILL an agreement to kill a person for money 买凶杀人协议 They put a contract out on him and he’s in hiding. 他们雇了杀手杀他，他现在躲了起来。 COLLOCATIONSverbshave a contract 有合同The company had a contract to build a new hotel there. 公司有一个合同，要在那里新建一家宾馆。sign a contract 签订合同He signed a contract to become vice president of the football club. 他签约成为这个足球俱乐部的副主席。enter (into) a contract 订立合同You will enter a two-year training contract with your chosen employer. 你将与你所选择的雇主订立一份两年培训合同。agree to a contract (also agree a contract British English) 接受合同Keane was reported to have agreed a contract for a further three years. 据报道，基恩乐队已经接受再续约三年的合同。make a contract 签订合同Did he know this when he made the contract? 他签合同的时候知道这情况吗？negotiate a contract (=agree the conditions of a contract with someone) 协商合同Your lawyer will assist you in negotiating a contract. 你的律师将会帮助你协商合同。break a contract (=do something that your contract does not allow) 违反合同nShe broke her contract and left the job after only six months.fulfil/honour a contract (=do what you have agreed to do) 履行合同nIf you have signed a contract, you have to fulfil it.draw up a contract (=write one) 起草合同nThe two sides drew up a contract.win/get a contract 赢得/得到合同nThey won a contract to supply 37 passenger trains to Regional Railways.give somebody a contract 给某人一个合同nHe was given a new two-year contract in March.award a company a contract (=give them a contract) 把合同给一家公司nThe state of Kentucky has awarded the firm a $10m contract.cancel/end/terminate a contract 取消/结束/终止合同nThe buyer has three days in which to cancel the contract.renew somebody’s contract (=give someone another contract when their old one ends) 和某人续签合同nI hope they will renew my contract at the end of the year.adjectivesa one-year/two-year etc contract 一年/两年等合同He signed a five-year contract worth $2 million. 他签了一个价值200万美元的五年合同。a recording/building etc contract 唱片合约/建筑合同The band was soon offered a recording contract with Columbia Records. 不久，乐队获得了哥伦比亚唱片公司的唱片合约。a written contract 书面合同nAll employees should have a written contract.phrasesa contract of employment (also an employment contract) 雇用合同Make sure you fully understand your contract of employment. 一定要充分理解你的雇用合同。the terms of a contract (=the conditions that are part of the contract) 合同条款He explained the terms of the contract. 他解释了合同条款。breach of contract (=an action that your contract does not allow) 违反合同They are suing the building company for breach of contract. 他们正在起诉建筑公司违反合同。be in breach of contract (=have done something that your contract does not allow) 违反合同

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contract• A new service could set up by gaining enough contracts with major customers of the old service to take over.• Future contracts will cost more or less, depending on trends in tuition costs, Cantor said.• His contract of employment contained a restraint of trade clause.• My contract guarantees me a 15% pay raise every year.• My contract says I have to work 35 hours per week.• One of the largest new contracts is a £9 million deal with the City of Westminster to provide a school meals service.• Two San Diego firms are major subcontractors vying for the ship contract.• The company was prosecuted for breaking the contract.• These individuals, known as locals, are vital for the liquidity of the markets in the contracts traded in the pits.• Many EconoPage customers had several years left on their contracts.• Union contracts often specifically protect workers who are physically able to work.• Baltimore officials have confirmed that Olson will sign a two-year contract with the club.are in breach of contract• Although employees who decide not to move may be in breach of contract, there is little that employers can do.• For example, an employer is not in breach of contract for sacking some one because of his or her age.• If it is withdrawn, then the advertiser is in breach of contract with any bidder who had come in response to the advertisement.• No ballot was held, as was legally required if the action was in breach of contract.• Ten o'clock dead or you're in breach of contract.put ... contract out on• The mob put a contract out on him.

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con·tract2 /kənˈtrækt/ ●○○ AWL verb  1  [intransitive]NARROW to become smaller or narrower 缩小；收缩；缩短 OPP expand Metal contracts as it cools. 金属遇冷收缩。 The economy has contracted by 2.5% since last year. 自去年起经济已经萎缩了2.5%。2  [transitive] formalMIGET to get an illness 感染〔疾病〕，患〔病〕 SYN catch Two-thirds of the adult population there have contracted AIDS. 那里的成年人当中有三分之二已染上了艾滋病。3  BBAGREE[intransitive, transitive] to sign a contract in which you agree formally that you will do something or someone will do something for you 签合同contract (somebody) to do something They are contracted to work 35 hours a week. 他们签下合同每周工作35小时。 the company that had been contracted to build the models 签下合同做模型的那家公司contract (with) somebody for something Doctors control their budgets and contract with hospitals for services. 医生们自己控制预算，并和医院签订服务合同。contract a marriage/alliance etc (=agree to marry someone, form a relationship with them etc) 订立婚约/盟约等 Most of the marriages were contracted when the brides were very young. 这些婚约大多数都是在新娘还很小的时候就订下的。→ See Verb table

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contract• When we work a muscle we cause it to contract and become bigger.• In the 1980s, the economy contracted and many small businesses failed.• Metal contracts as it becomes cool.• When she contracted polio, which paralyzed her left leg, she was told she would never walk again.• Dr Chalmers is trying to find out how many people may have contracted the disease in her area.• He contracted the disease through an insect bite.• The key message is that kids cook quick - which is not to say that they immediately contract the disease.• Firstly, this makes it difficult to decide where best to expand or contract the firm's resources.• The city of Chicago has contracted to purchase three city transit buses that will be powered by fuel cells.• Orwell contracted tuberculosis during the war and eventually died from the disease.• The Housing Authority of Louisville quit contracting with one of its resident management corporations because the corporation began to cheat.contract a marriage/alliance etc• A failure to conform to the legal requirements in contracting a marriage will render that marriage void.contract3 /ˈkɒntrækt $ ˈkɑːn-/  1 contract in phrasal verb British English a) BBAGREE contract somebody/something ↔ in to arrange for a person or company outside your own organization to come in and do a particular job 与某人/某公司签约〔使其加入做某事〕 We contract in cleaning services. 我们和保洁公司签有合同。b) formal to agree officially to take part in something 订约参与〔某事〕 The rules require all members to contract in. 规章要求所有成员都要订约参与。2 contract out phrasal verb a) BBB contract something ↔ out to arrange to have a job done by a person or company outside your own organization 把某工作承包出去，把…外包contract something ↔ out to We contracted the catering out to an outside firm. 我们把餐饮外包给了外面的一家公司。b) BEC British English to agree officially not to take part in something such as a pension plan 同意不加入〔退休金计划等〕From Longman Business Dictionarycontractcon‧tract1 /ˈkɒntræktˈkɑːn-/ noun1[countable]LAW a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups which says what each must do for the other, or must not doInformix signed a contract to provide software for Wal-Mart Stores’ distribution and systems.Lawyers are still drawing up the recording contract.Gazprom has entered into a contract with NIOC to develop the South Pars gas field.He wasn’t fired and he is still under contract to OGE.All cargo-handling services are now put out to contract (=companies compete to win the work). → see also breach of contract, essence of a contract2[countable]FINANCE an agreement to deliver a type of basic goods or material at a particular price and time in the futureThe wheat contract for March delivery rose 8.5 cents a bushel. → aleatory contract → annual hours contract → bilateral contract → binding contract → evergreen contract → executed contract → express contract → fixed-period contract → formal contract → forward contract → frustration of contract → futures contract → hire purchase contract → implied contract → labor contract → naked contract → onerous contract → options contract → oral contract → performance contract → rolling contract → service contract → standard-form contract → turnkey contract → unenforceable contract → unilateral contract → voidable contract → void contractcontractcontract2 adjective [only before a noun] British English contract builders, electricians etc do work for companies rather than for the general publiccontractcon‧tract3 /kənˈtrækt/ verb [intransitive]1ECONOMICS if an economy, industry, or business activity contracts, it gets smaller or less successfulEuropean scheduled air traffic grew 1.1%, but domestic traffic contracted by 1.6%. —contraction noun [uncountable]The US remained the largest buyer of Japanese vehicles in May, despite a 17% contraction in shipments.2COMMERCELAW contract to do something to formally agree to do something, for example by signing a contractLast month, the shipbuilding industry contracted to export 16 vessels. → contract in → contract out→ See Verb tableOrigin contract1 (1300-1400) Old French Latin contractus; → CONTRACT2 contract2 (1500-1600) Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere “to pull together, make a contract, make smaller”, from com- ( → COM-) + trahere “to pull”

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con‧tract¹ S1 W1 AC /ˈkɒntrækt $ ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]1. an official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do ⇨ contractual
    contract with/between
    Tyler has agreed a seven-year contract with a Hollywood studio.
    contract to do something
    a three-year contract to provide pay telephones at local restaurants
    on a contract/under contract
    The firm operates schools under contract to state education authorities.
    Employees who refuse to relocate are in breach of contract (=have done something not allowed by their contracts).
2. subject to contract if an agreement is subject to contract, it has not yet been agreed formally by a contract
3. informal an agreement to kill a person for money:
    They put a contract out on him and he’s in hiding.
     

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■ verbs
   ▪ have a contract The company had a contract to build a new hotel there.
   ▪ sign a contract He signed a contract to become vice president of the football club.
   ▪ enter (into) a contract You will enter a two-year training contract with your chosen employer.
   ▪ agree to a contract (also agree a contract British English) Keane was reported to have agreed a contract for a further three years.
   ▪ make a contract Did he know this when he made the contract?
   ▪ negotiate a contract (=agree the conditions of a contract with someone) Your lawyer will assist you in negotiating a contract.
   ▪ break a contract (=do something that your contract does not allow) She broke her contract and left the job after only six months.
   ▪ fulfil/honour a contract (=do what you have agreed to do) If you have signed a contract, you have to fulfil it.
   ▪ draw up a contract (=write one) The two sides drew up a contract.
   ▪ win/get a contract They won a contract to supply 37 passenger trains to Regional Railways.
   ▪ give somebody a contract He was given a new two-year contract in March.
   ▪ award a company a contract (=give them a contract) The state of Kentucky has awarded the firm a $10m contract.
   ▪ cancel/end/terminate a contract The buyer has three days in which to cancel the contract.
   ▪ renew sb’s contract (=give someone another contract when their old one ends) I hope they will renew my contract at the end of the year.
■ adjectives
   ▪ a one-year/two-year etc contract He signed a five-year contract worth $2 million.
   ▪ a recording/building etc contract The band was soon offered a recording contract with Columbia Records.
   ▪ a written contract All employees should have a written contract.
■ phrases
   ▪ a contract of employment (also an employment contract) Make sure you fully understand your contract of employment.
   ▪ the terms of a contract (=the conditions that are part of the contract) He explained the terms of the contract.
   ▪ breach of contract (=an action that your contract does not allow) They are suing the building company for breach of contract.
   ▪ be in breach of contract (=have done something that your contract does not allow)

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con‧tract² AC /kənˈtrækt/ verb1. [intransitive] to become smaller or narrower
   OPP  expand:
    Metal contracts as it cools.
    The economy has contracted by 2.5% since last year.
2. [transitive] formal to get an illness
   SYN  catch:
    Two-thirds of the adult population there have contracted AIDS.
3. [intransitive and transitive] to sign a contract in which you agree formally that you will do something or someone will do something for you
    contract (somebody) to do something
    They are contracted to work 35 hours a week.
    the company that had been contracted to build the models
    contract (with) somebody for something
    Doctors control their budgets and contract with hospitals for services.
    contract a marriage/alliance etc (=agree to marry someone, form a relationship with them etc)
    Most of the marriages were contracted when the brides were very young.

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contract³ /ˈkɒntrækt $ ˈkɑːn-/
     
contract in phrasal verb British English
  1. contract somebody/something ↔ in to arrange for a person or company outside your own organization to come in and do a particular job:
    We contract in cleaning services.
  2. formal to agree officially to take part in something:
    The rules require all members to contract in.
contract out phrasal verb
  1. contract something ↔ out to arrange to have a job done by a person or company outside your own organization
    contract something ↔ out to
    We contracted the catering out to an outside firm.
  2. British English to agree officially not to take part in something such as a pension plan