contracting
present participle ofcontract
| 单词 | contracting |
| 释义 | contracting present participle ofcontract contract verb uk/kənˈtrækt/us/kənˈtrækt/contractverb(BECOME SMALLER)[IorT] to make orbecomeshorterornarrowerorgenerallysmallerinsize: InspokenEnglish, "do not" often contractsto"don't". As itcooled, themetalcontracted. [I] tobecomesmallerinamountorquantity: Arecessionis aperiodwhen theeconomyis contracting. Agriculturaloutputhas contracted by 2.3percent. to decrease
Becoming and making smaller or less
contractverb(BECOME ILL)C2[T]formal tocatchorbecomeillwith adisease: He contractedmalariawhile he wastravelling. Being & falling ill
contractverb(AGREEMENT)C2[IorT] to make alegalagreementwith someone to doworkor to haveworkdone for you: [+ to infinitive]Ourcompanywas contractedtobuildsheltersfor thehomeless. Business - general words
Phrasal verbscontract in/out contractsomethingout Examplesofcontractingcontracting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Vertical integration andcontractingbegan in the broiler industry23 and increased specialization and scale of agricultural production of livestock1. From theCambridge English Corpus This difference reflects the purposeful selection of producers by the organiccontractingcompany, especially during the introduction of organic agriculture to the region. From theCambridge English Corpus This will satisfy the condition for a resolution, except in low dimensions, because thecontractinghomotopies will map each subgroup in the next one up. From theCambridge English Corpus We expect there will be less corruption in public workscontractingin areas where the judicial branch is more efficient and where wealth is higher. From theCambridge English Corpus Contractingrequires assets that are specific to the commodity produced on both sides of the transaction (producers and contractors). From theCambridge English Corpus Interestingly, the net effect is that firm profits are higher in the incompletecontractingcase than in the completecontractingcase. From theCambridge English Corpus We have defined the simple complex of a k-iterated complex bycontractingall the degrees into one degree. From theCambridge English Corpus The social care case studies coveredcontractingfor domiciliary care, day care, respite and residential care, and an emergency alarm scheme. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, distinctcontractingcultures were simultaneously shaping over time the social care industry, the precise product provided, and local authority contracting behaviour. From theCambridge English Corpus The immediate impact was the curbing of imports (especially oil), with acontractingeffect on the economy. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, the process involved repeatedcontractingbetween the same parties in conditions of severely incomplete information. From theCambridge English Corpus However, local authority funded domiciliary care has grown, particularly bycontractingout services to independent sector providers, many of whom are new to social care. From theCambridge English Corpus The elderly have a lower risk ofcontractinggastroenteritis, possibly due to conservative and safe food habits. From theCambridge English Corpus Examples of such patterns are the economic justifications for thecontractingout of public services or the political background behind a particular piece of legislation. From theCambridge English Corpus Twenty-one outbreaks occurred in establishments, such as boarding schools and holiday homes, where the individualscontractingthe disease were not permanent residents. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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