contract
'kɒntræktnoun, verb
A12,226th most heard wordIn 40 of 2278 videos (2%)heard 77 timeslast on Oct 16, 2026
- n. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- n. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- n. a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
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- 0:42Yeah, we were contracted to clean up the debris out of the bay from the storm about three months ago.是的，我们大约三个月前签约清理风暴留在海湾里的碎片。Sand and Money | This Old House
- 8:04After two more injections, the tumour began to shrink and contract.再注射两次后，肿瘤开始缩小和收缩。This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method
- 10:21To pull something apart or tear it, he decided to rip up the contract.把某物拉开或撕裂，他决定撕毁合同。Let's Learn English! Topic: Action Verbs! 🤲😎🌷 (Lesson Only)
- 4:42I signed my first record label, record contract with the record label 14, and this is my last album on that.我14岁时签了第一份唱片合约，这是我在这家唱片公司的最后一张专辑。Becky G Performs Her Viral Lullaby, Talks Baraja Bendita Album and Justin Bieber "Boyfriend” Cover
- 7:31So on no account should we sign that contract, meaning we should not sign that contract.所以“on no account should we sign that contract”，意思是说我们绝不应该签署那份合同。11 English Word Inversions: “Never have I”, “Little did I know”, “Not only is”
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- contractedcontractscontracting
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- contract form7×contract to6×that contract4×in contract3×write contract3×
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baybein. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulfbeachbi:tʃn. an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lakestormstɒ:mn. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightningsandsændn. a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coralocean'әuʃәnn. a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrospherecellseln. any small compartment
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