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contraction
/kənˈtrækʃən/
American
- n. 收缩
- n. 缩写
- Definition
- n. the process of becoming smaller
- n. a shortened form of a word
- Example
- In English, 'don't' is a contraction of 'do not'.
- 在英语中，“don't”是“do not”的缩写形式。
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