contract²

vt.

1. 締結；訂（約）[（+with）]
   The two businesses contracted a merger.

   兩家商行簽約合併了。

2. 承包，承辦[（+to）]
3. 使訂婚約[（+to）]
4. 得（病）；沾染（習慣）；負（債）
   I contracted a cold.

   我得了感冒。

5. 使縮小；使收縮

vi.

1. 訂契約[（+with）]
   We contracted with a Japanese firm for the purchase of electronic instruments.

   我們與一家日本公司簽約購買電子儀器。

2. 承包，承辦[（+to）]
3. 縮小；收縮
   Metals contract in cold weather.

   金屬在寒冷的天氣裡收縮。