"contracts" in Chinese (Simplified)
合同
Definition
“Contracts” 是 “contract”的复数，意思是两人或多人、组织之间的正式协议。也可以是动词“to contract”的第三人称单数形式，表示变小、收缩或者感染疾病。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
作名词时，“contracts”指多个法律协议，常用于商务和法律领域。作动词时，表示“收缩”或“感染疾病”（正式、医学用语）。不要和“contacts”（联系人）混淆。常见搭配有“sign contracts”、“break contracts”、“contracts a virus”。
Examples
The company signed three new contracts this year.
公司今年签署了三个新**合同**。
Many contracts are about selling products or services.
许多**合同**都是关于销售产品或服务的。
She checks all the contracts carefully before signing them.
她在签字前会仔细检查所有**合同**。
When it gets cold, water contracts and turns to ice.
天气变冷时，水会**收缩**并变成冰。
He often contracts the flu during winter.
他冬天经常**感染**流感。
Small businesses sometimes struggle with long legal contracts.
小企业有时难以应对冗长的法律**合同**。