contract
US /'kɑ:ntrækt/
・UK /'kɒntrækt/
A1 初級英檢初級多益
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)染上（疾病等）
Do you know what to do if you contract yellow fever?
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)合約
He signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)合意；同意
If I contract to work 50 hours a week I’d need a salary increase
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)萎縮
During this procedure your muscles contract as if you were doing exercises
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)殺人合約
I think somebody took out a contract on him, as he had enough enemies who wanted to kill him
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)減少...的數量
The economy will contract by 1% next year
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)縮寫
In spoken English, 'cannot' is often contracted to 'can't'
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戒掉中式英文！學會外國人真正的說話方式，讓你的英語更道地（If you want to sound like a native English speaker, stop saying phrases like this）
- So instead of saying "I should have known better," say "I should have known better." "I should have known better." We really contract these words, "should have," into "shoulda." "I should have known better." You may also hear "should have." "I should have known better." They're both variations on the same expression.
所以這是一個你可以經常使用的句子。
- "I shoulda known better.." We really contract these words, "should have," into "shoulda."
「我早該明白的。」我們把 "should have" 大幅縮讀成 "shoulda"。
【日常對話】這才是真正的日常英文！跟美國女生用英文閒聊 (【日常英会話】これが本当の日常英会話。アメリカ人女性と英語で雑談)
- I have a contract for two years with them.
我與他們簽了兩年的合同。
- I have a contract for two years with them.
我與他們簽了兩年的合同。
運動對長壽的好處大公開！ (The benefits of exercise for longevity)
- so you have to you have to have every aspect of the motor control Coordination ability to dissipate force ability to receive force Ability to balance motor, you know There's so much that goes in disability that it I think got a full half chapter in the book And it's far and away the most complicated to explain, but it's really obvious to see it when it's not there So, you know, this is every one of us is lacking in stability and it was the biggest Re-education for me as I pivoted to this way of training so it's it's everything from learning how to appropriately pressurize your intra-abdominal space to how to Unlock your ribs maintain an appropriate center of gravity how to be able to Isometrically contract muscles as necessary how to be able to do it under control how to have good foot mechanics, right?
所以，你必須具備運動控制的各個方面 協調能力 消力能力 受力能力 平衡能力 你知道，殘疾的原因太多了，我想這在書中有整整半章的篇幅，而且這是最複雜的解釋，但當它不存在時，它真的很明顯，所以，你知道、這就是我們每個人都缺乏的穩定性 這是我轉向這種訓練方式時最大的再教育 所以從學習如何適當地給腹內空間加壓 到如何鎖住肋骨 保持適當的重心
- Um, so it's, it's everything from learning how to appropriately pressurize your intra-abdominal space to how to, um, unlock your ribs, maintain an appropriate center of gravity, how to be able to isometrically contract muscles as necessary, how to be able to do it under control, how to have good foot mechanics, right?
蘋果如何稱霸日本市場！ (How Apple Dominated Japan)
- Offering an iPhone for free with a two-year contract.
提供兩年合同的免費iPhone。
- that worked out well for Apple, since they ran the most aggressive mobile phone promotion in the country's history to attract more users, offering an iPhone for free with a two-year contract.
但蘋果的戰略很重要，原因有二。首先，是許多分析師不認為預計iPhone將吸引日本客戶。
川普痛批「取消文化」卻慶祝柯爾伯被停播！ (Trump, who bemoaned cancel culture, celebrates Colbert's cancellation)
- His contract is a payout contract through a transaction where there's a change of control.
好吧，讓我們來談談實際發生的情況。一個有 40 年曆史的特許經營權，損失了 4620 萬美元。
- His contract is a payout contract through a transaction where there's a change of control.
好吧，讓我們來談談實際發生的情況。一個有 40 年曆史的特許經營權，損失了 4620 萬美元。
超實用！專業商務英文：談判必學單字！ (Professional & Business English: Negotiating Vocabulary)
- Now, if you're buying a car, a used car, then yes, you can negotiate a good price or you can negotiate some conditions and terms, but again, this is mostly for when you negotiate over a contract for work or to buy a lot of products from a company or to do some deal, So, a lot of these words and expressions you're going to hear quite often in this context and you're going to use a lot of these words as well.
現在，如果你要買一輛車，一輛二手車，那麼是的，你可以協商一個好的價格，或者你可以協商一些條件和條款，但同樣，這主要是針對你就工作合同或從一家公司購買大量產品或做一些交易進行協商的時候。
- But again, this is mostly for when you negotiate over a contract for work or to buy a lot of products from a company or to do some deal, etc.
現在，如果你說的是某樣東西的成本，它可能是價格，也可能只是條款和條件。
ChatGPT 是如何讓 OpenAI 成為最有價值的 AI 新創公司？ (How ChatGPT Made OpenAI One Of The Most Valuable AI Startups)
- Brockman, two of the founders, for breach of contract and fiduciary duty.
布羅克曼（Brockman），兩位創始人，控告他們違反合同和信託責任。
- Experts I spoke with at the time said it was a pretty questionable legal foundation because there was never a formal contract that was signed by all the parties involved.
當時與我交談過的專家說，這是一個相當有問題的法律基礎，因為從來沒有一份由所有相關方簽署的正式合同。
為什麼波音公司花了十年時間才成功送太空人到國際太空站？ (Why It Took Boeing A Decade To Launch NASA Astronauts On Starliner)
- Boeing's Starliner is a human-grade space capsule designed to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station under NASA's commercial crew contract.
波音公司的 "星際客機"（Starliner）是一個載人級太空艙，旨在根據美國國家航空航天局（NASA）的商業乘員合同，運送太空人往返國際空間站。
- Boeing's Starliner is a human-grade space capsule designed to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station under NASA's commercial crew contract.
2011 年，航天飛機退役後，美國國家航空航天局只能依靠唯一一個能將機組人員安全送入低地球軌道並返回的實體，那就是俄羅斯。
臺灣的半導體產業是如何取勝的？ (How Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry Won)
- TSMC was one of the first companies to invest heavily in EUV technology, giving it a significant edge over competitors like Samsung and Intel. Today, and as we noted at the beginning of the video, Taiwan accounts for more than 60% of the global semiconductor foundry market, making it the world's largest supplier of chips that power everything from smartphones to high performance computing systems. TSMC alone is the world's largest contract chipmaker.
臺積電是首批大力投資 EUV 技術的公司之一，使其在與三星和英特爾等競爭對手的競爭中佔據了重要優勢。如今，正如我們在視頻開頭提到的，臺灣佔據了全球半導體代工市場 60% 以上的份額，成為全球最大的芯片供應商，為從智能手機到高性能計算系統等各種產品提供動力。僅臺積電一家公司就是全球最大的合約芯片製造商。
- TSMC alone is the world's largest contract chipmaker.