"contraction" 怎么发音

word

US

kənˈtɹækʃən

kuhn-TRACK-shuhn

UK

kəntɹˈækʃən

kuhn-TRAK-shuhn

释义

A contraction is the act of becoming smaller or shorter; in language, it also means a shortened form of a word or group of words (like "don't" for "do not").

IPA 音标

美式英语

kənˈtɹækʃən

英式英语

kəntɹˈækʃən

简化发音

美式

kuhn-TRACK-shuhn

英式

kuhn-TRAK-shuhn

语境中听

The contraction of 'cannot' is 'can't'.

A muscle contraction makes your arm move.

During labor, women feel strong contractions.

Don't forget to use a contraction when speaking casually in English.