contract

contract

名词 contract:

a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

同义词：declaration

a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

同义词：contract bridge

动词 contract:

enter into a contractual arrangement

同义词：undertake

engage by written agreement

同义词：sign, sign on, sign up

squeeze or press together

同义词：compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, press

become smaller or draw together

同义词：shrink

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

同义词：take, get

make smaller

compress or concentrate

同义词：condense, concentrate

make or become more narrow or restricted

同义词：narrow

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

同义词：abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, reduce