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

• An electronic device that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth.
  中心频率未调制频率分娩时监视胎儿心跳和母体子宫收缩频率的电子装置。
• 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？
• My chart uses their data, in which recoveries have the same duration as prior contractions.
  我的图中也使用了他们的数据，他们的数据表明，这几次危机中复苏所需的时间与之前的收缩期一样长。
• Stimulates and maintains nerve signals and muscle contractions.
  促进和维持神经和肌肉收缩的。
• Pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs.
  头脑血管扩张或肌肉紧缩或药物作用引起的头部疼痛。
• You can feel strong contractions in both sets of muscles.
  你可以感到两组肌肉都在猛烈收缩。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The strain of the contractions and the pushing caused the aneurysm to rupture.
  收缩的张力和推挤使得动脉瘤破裂了。