contract: n.1.契约,合同。2.婚约。3.承包(合约)。4.【法律】契约法。5.【牌戏】定约,合约桥牌。6.〔主英方〕月(季)票。7.〔美国〕工作,事情。8.〔美俚〕小恩小惠,贿赂。短语和例子It's a bit of a contract. 〔美国〕这是相当难的工作。 a bare contract 无条件契约。 a simple [parole] contract誓约。 a v
contracted: adj.1.收缩了的,缩小的;缩略的;(心胸,思想等)狭小的;贫困的。2.订过(婚)约的。adv.-ly ,-ness n.
He succeeded so well that his game of " contract bridge " became the staple recreation of card players everywhere 他成功地使得这种“契约桥牌”成为世界各地牌迷们的主要游戏。
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To keep your brain young and supple , you can purchase software like merzenich ' s , or you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you : playing ping - pong or contract bridge , doing jigsaw puzzles , learning a new language or the tango , taking accordion lessons , building a kit airplane , mastering bonsai technique , discovering the subtleties of beer - brewing and , sure , relearning differential calculus 要保持大脑处于年轻和灵活状态,你可以购买梅策尼希的这种软件,或者你可以在一百万件带来挑战和刺激的新活动中做一件:打乒乓球,玩桥牌,拼图,学一门外语,或者是跳探戈舞,参加手风琴课程,玩具飞机,盆景,发现酿造啤酒中的细节,当然还有重新学习微积分。