contracted

动词 contract:

1. enter into a contractual arrangement
   同义词：contract, undertake
2. engage by written agreement
   同义词：sign, contract, sign on, sign up
3. squeeze or press together
   同义词：compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
4. become smaller or draw together
   同义词：shrink, contract
5. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
   同义词：contract, take, get
6. make smaller
   同义词：contract
7. compress or concentrate
   同义词：condense, concentrate, contract
8. make or become more narrow or restricted
   同义词：narrow, contract
9. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   同义词：abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

形容词 contracted:

1. reduced in size or pulled together

1. She had contracted a most unsuitable marriage.
   她订下的婚约极不匹配。
2. We have contracted with them for the new road.
   我们一致达成协定修条新路。
3. The city contracted for a library with their firm.
   市政当局和他们公司订立了修建图书馆的合同。
4. Initially the contract will be in effect for ... years.
   最初契约的有效期为。。。年。
5. A party to the contract defaulted.
   订契约的一方未到场。
6. Our school contracted with the nearest shop for50 boxes of chalk a month.
   我们学校同最近的一家商店每月订购50盒粉笔。