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contract

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con·tract1 /ˈkɒntrækt $ ˈkɑːn-/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun [countableC]
1  BBAGREEan official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do 契約；合同；合約 → contractual
contract with/between
Tyler has agreed a seven-year contract with a Hollywood studio.
泰勒與好萊塢的一家制片廠簽訂了七年合同。
contract to do something
a three-year contract to provide pay telephones at local restaurants
爲當地餐廳提供付費電話的爲期三年的合同
on a contract/under contract
The firm operates schools under contract to state education authorities.
這家公司和州教育局簽約辦學。
Employees who refuse to relocate are in breach of contract (=have done something not allowed by their contracts).
員工拒絕調動崗位是違反合約的。
2. subject to contract SCLif an agreement is subject to contract, it has not yet been agreed formally by a contract 〔達成協議但〕以合同爲準
3  informalSCCKILL an agreement to kill a person for money 買兇殺人協議
They put a contract out on him and he’s in hiding.
他們僱了殺手殺他，他現在躲了起來。
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have a contract 有合同
The company had a contract to build a new hotel there.
公司有一個合同，要在那裏新建一家賓館。
sign a contract 簽訂合同
He signed a contract to become vice president of the football club.
他簽約成爲這個足球俱樂部的副主席。
enter (into) a contract 訂立合同
You will enter a two-year training contract with your chosen employer.
你將與你所選擇的僱主訂立一份兩年培訓合同。
agree to a contract (also agree a contract British EnglishBrE) 接受合同
Keane was reported to have agreed a contract for a further three years.
據報道，基恩樂隊已經接受再續約三年的合同。
make a contract 簽訂合同
Did he know this when he made the contract?
他簽合同的時候知道這情況嗎？
negotiate a contract (=agree the conditions of a contract with someone) 協商合同
Your lawyer will assist you in negotiating a contract.
你的律師將會幫助你協商合同。
break a contract (=do something that your contract does not allow) 違反合同
nShe broke her contract and left the job after only six months.
fulfil/honour a contract (=do what you have agreed to do) 履行合同
nIf you have signed a contract, you have to fulfil it.
draw up a contract (=write one) 起草合同
nThe two sides drew up a contract.
win/get a contract 赢得/得到合同
nThey won a contract to supply 37 passenger trains to Regional Railways.
give somebody a contract 給某人一個合同
nHe was given a new two-year contract in March.
award a company a contract (=give them a contract) 把合同給一家公司
nThe state of Kentucky has awarded the firm a $10m contract.
cancel/end/terminate a contract 取消/結束/終止合同
nThe buyer has three days in which to cancel the contract.
renew somebody’s contract (=give someone another contract when their old one ends) 和某人續簽合同
nI hope they will renew my contract at the end of the year.
adjectives
a one-year/two-year etc contract 一年/兩年等合同
He signed a five-year contract worth $2 million.
他簽了一個價值200萬美元的五年合同。
a recording/building etc contract 唱片合約/建築合同
The band was soon offered a recording contract with Columbia Records.
不久，樂隊獲得了哥倫比亞唱片公司的唱片合約。
a written contract 書面合同
nAll employees should have a written contract.
phrases
a contract of employment (also an employment contract) 僱用合同
Make sure you fully understand your contract of employment.
一定要充分理解你的僱用合同。
the terms of a contract (=the conditions that are part of the contract) 合同條款
He explained the terms of the contract.
他解釋了合同條款。
breach of contract (=an action that your contract does not allow) 違反合同
They are suing the building company for breach of contract.
他們正在起訴建築公司違反合同。
be in breach of contract (=have done something that your contract does not allow) 違反合同
Examples from the Corpus
contract• A new service could set up by gaining enough contracts with major customers of the old service to take over.• Future contracts will cost more or less, depending on trends in tuition costs, Cantor said.• His contract of employment contained a restraint of trade clause.• My contract guarantees me a 15% pay raise every year.• My contract says I have to work 35 hours per week.• One of the largest new contracts is a £9 million deal with the City of Westminster to provide a school meals service.• Two San Diego firms are major subcontractors vying for the ship contract.• The company was prosecuted for breaking the contract.• These individuals, known as locals, are vital for the liquidity of the markets in the contracts traded in the pits.• Many EconoPage customers had several years left on their contracts.• Union contracts often specifically protect workers who are physically able to work.• Baltimore officials have confirmed that Olson will sign a two-year contract with the club.
are in breach of contract• Although employees who decide not to move may be in breach of contract, there is little that employers can do.• For example, an employer is not in breach of contract for sacking some one because of his or her age.• If it is withdrawn, then the advertiser is in breach of contract with any bidder who had come in response to the advertisement.• No ballot was held, as was legally required if the action was in breach of contract.• Ten o'clock dead or you're in breach of contract.
put ... contract out on• The mob put a contract out on him.
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con·tract2 /kənˈtrækt/ ●○○ AWL verb
1  [intransitiveI]NARROW to become smaller or narrower 縮小；收縮；縮短 OPP expand
Metal contracts as it cools.
金屬遇冷收縮。
The economy has contracted by 2.5% since last year.
自去年起經濟已經萎縮了2.5%。
2  [transitiveT] formalMIGET to get an illness 感染〔疾病〕，患〔病〕 SYN catch
Two-thirds of the adult population there have contracted AIDS.
那裏的成年人當中有三分之二已染上了艾滋病。
3  BBAGREE[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to sign a contract in which you agree formally that you will do something or someone will do something for you 簽合同
contract (somebody) to do something
They are contracted to work 35 hours a week.
他們簽下合同每周工作35小時。
the company that had been contracted to build the models
簽下合同做模型的那家公司
contract (with) somebody for something
Doctors control their budgets and contract with hospitals for services.
醫生們自己控制預算，並和醫院簽訂服務合同。
contract a marriage/alliance etc (=agree to marry someone, form a relationship with them etc) 訂立婚約/盟約等
Most of the marriages were contracted when the brides were very young.
這些婚約大多數都是在新娘還很小的時候就訂下的。
Examples from the Corpus
contract• When we work a muscle we cause it to contract and become bigger.• In the 1980s, the economy contracted and many small businesses failed.• Metal contracts as it becomes cool.• When she contracted polio, which paralyzed her left leg, she was told she would never walk again.• Dr Chalmers is trying to find out how many people may have contracted the disease in her area.• He contracted the disease through an insect bite.• The key message is that kids cook quick - which is not to say that they immediately contract the disease.• Firstly, this makes it difficult to decide where best to expand or contract the firm's resources.• The city of Chicago has contracted to purchase three city transit buses that will be powered by fuel cells.• Orwell contracted tuberculosis during the war and eventually died from the disease.• The Housing Authority of Louisville quit contracting with one of its resident management corporations because the corporation began to cheat.
contract a marriage/alliance etc• A failure to conform to the legal requirements in contracting a marriage will render that marriage void.
contract3 /ˈkɒntrækt $ ˈkɑːn-/
1 contract in phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE 
a) BBAGREE contract somebody/something ↔ in to arrange for a person or company outside your own organization to come in and do a particular job 與某人/某公司簽約〔使其加入做某事〕
We contract in cleaning services.
我們和保潔公司簽有合同。
b) formal to agree officially to take part in something 訂約參與〔某事〕
The rules require all members to contract in.
規章要求所有成員都要訂約參與。
2 contract out phrasal verbphr v 
a) BBB contract something ↔ out to arrange to have a job done by a person or company outside your own organization 把某工作承包出去，把…外包
contract something ↔ out to
We contracted the catering out to an outside firm.
我們把餐飲外包給了外面的一家公司。
b) BEC British EnglishBrE to agree officially not to take part in something such as a pension plan 同意不加入〔退休金計劃等〕
From Longman Business Dictionary
contractcon·tract1 /ˈkɒntræktˈkɑːn-/ noun
1[countableC]LAW a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups which says what each must do for the other, or must not do
Informix signed a contract to provide software for Wal-Mart Stores’ distribution and systems.
Lawyers are still drawing up the recording contract.
Gazprom has entered into a contract with NIOC to develop the South Pars gas field.
He wasn’t fired and he is still under contract to OGE.
All cargo-handling services are now put out to contract (=companies compete to win the work).
→ see also breach of contract, essence of a contract
2[countableC]FINANCE an agreement to deliver a type of basic goods or material at a particular price and time in the future
The wheat contract for March delivery rose 8.5 cents a bushel.
→ aleatory contract → annual hours contract → bilateral contract → binding contract → evergreen contract → executed contract → express contract → fixed-period contract → formal contract → forward contract → frustration of contract → futures contract → hire purchase contract → implied contract → labor contract → naked contract → onerous contract → options contract → oral contract → performance contract → rolling contract → service contract → standard-form contract → turnkey contract → unenforceable contract → unilateral contract → voidable contract → void contract
contractcontract2 adjectiveadj [only before a noun] British EnglishBrE
contract builders, electricians etc do work for companies rather than for the general public
contractcon·tract3 /kənˈtrækt/ verb [intransitiveI]
1ECONOMICS if an economy, industry, or business activity contracts, it gets smaller or less successful
European scheduled air traffic grew 1.1%, but domestic traffic contracted by 1.6%.
—contraction noun [uncountableU]
The US remained the largest buyer of Japanese vehicles in May, despite a 17% contraction in shipments.
2COMMERCELAW contract to do something to formally agree to do something, for example by signing a contract
Last month, the shipbuilding industry contracted to export 16 vessels.
→ contract in
→ contract out
Origin contract1
(1300-1400) Old French Latin contractus; → CONTRACT2
 contract2
(1500-1600) Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere “to pull together, make a contract, make smaller”, from com- ( → COM-) + trahere “to pull”
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 628 COCA: 1269
contract

noun¹

 1written agreement書面協議ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONTRACT | CONTRACT + VERB | CONTRACT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤long-term, permanent長期／永久合同▸➤guaranteed (especially NAmE) 有擔保的合同▸➤casual, fixed-term, short-term臨時／定期／短期合同▸➤three-year, two-year, etc.三年、兩年等的合同▸➤formal, written正式／書面合同▸➤verbal口頭合同▸➤standard標準合同▸➤legal, valid合法／有效合同▸➤void無效合同◇The contract was declared void.這份合同被宣佈無效。➤enforceable, unenforceable可強制執行的／不能強制執行的合同▸➤binding, non-binding (NAmE) 有約束力的／無約束力的合同▸➤current, existing, new, original目前的／現有的／新簽的／原來的合同▸➤big, huge, important, large, major重大合同；重要合同▸➤fat, lucrative收益豐厚的合同◇My advertising firm just won a lucrative contract with a cigarette company.我的廣告公司剛剛與一家香煙公司簽訂了一份收益豐厚的合同。➤exclusive獨家經銷合同▸➤business, commercial商業合同▸➤employment, maintenance, research, service僱傭／維修保養／研究／服務合同▸➤catering, construction, production餐飲服務／建設工程／生產合同▸➤defence/defense, military國防／軍事合同▸➤federal, government聯邦政府／政府合同▸➤record, recording唱片合同▸➤marriage婚約VERB + CONTRACT➤have有合同◇Many workers do not have written contracts.許多工人沒有書面合同。➤bid for, bid on, tender for為合同投標◇Eighteen companies are bidding for the contract.有 18 家公司競標這份合同。➤award (sb), give sb, offer sb, place授予（某人）合同；給予某人合約▸➤get, land, receive, secure, win得到／獲得／接到／爭取到／贏得合同▸➤lose沒有得到合同◇The firm lost the contract to a large London company.這家企業在競爭這份合同時輸給了一家倫敦的大公司。➤negotiate洽談合同◇She managed to negotiate a permanent contract with the company.通過談判，她同這家公司訂立了一份永久合同。➤draft, draw up, prepare, write起草／制訂／擬定／撰寫合同▸➤conclude, enter into, make, sign締結契約；簽訂合同◇He entered into a contract with his former employer.他同前僱主簽訂了合同。➤extend, renew延長／續簽合同▸➤carry out, execute, fulfil/fulfill執行合同◇the company fulfilling the construction contract執行施工合同的公司➤honour/honor遵守合同▸➤cancel, end, repudiate, law法律) , rescind (law法律, especially BrE) , terminate取消／結束／拒絕履行／解除／終止合同◇Either party can terminate the contract at any time.任何一方均可隨時終止合同。➤be subject to (especially BrE) 須經簽約確定◇The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not legally binding before contracts are signed).報價已獲接受，但須以合同的簽訂為準。➤be in breach of, breach, break, violate違反合同◇If you go on strike you will be in breach of contract.如果你罷工，就會違反合同。➤enforce (law法律) 強制執行合同▸➤exchange (law法律) 交換契約◇The successful bidder must exchange contracts immediately and pay a deposit.中標者必須立即交換契約並支付定金。CONTRACT + VERB➤expire合同期滿◇The contract expires at the end of next year.這份合同明年年底到期。➤be worth sth合同價值⋯◇a series of major contracts worth millions價值數百萬的一系列重大合同CONTRACT + NOUN➤work, worker (= one on a fixed-term contract) 合同工作；合同工▸➤manufacturer合同製造商▸➤dispute, negotiation合同糾紛／談判▸➤award合同獎勵▸➤extension合同延期▸➤law合同法PREPOSITION➤in a/the contract在合約中◇They put a clause in the contract stipulating that the work should be finished by next month.他們在合同中立了一項條款，規定工作應在下月底前完成。➤on a contract受合同約束◇He's on a three-year fixed-term contract.他已簽訂了一個 3 年定期合同。➤under contract (to)受合同約束（為⋯工作）◇At that stage of her career she was still under contract to one of the big Hollywood studios.在事業發展中的那一時期，她仍同好萊塢一家大型電影公司有合約。➤under a/the contract根據合同◇Under her contract of employment, Mrs Lee could not be required to work at a different site.根據李女士的僱傭合同，僱主不能要求她到另一地工作。➤contract between⋯之間的合約◇the contract between the employer and the employee僱主和僱員之間的合約➤contract for就⋯的契約◇They won a contract for the delivery of five planes.他們獲得了交付 5 架飛機的合同。➤contract with與⋯的契約◇Do you have a contract with your employer?你和僱主訂有合同嗎？PHRASES➤(a) breach of contract違約◇The company is being sued for breach of contract.這家公司被控違約。➤a contract of employment, a contract of sale僱傭／買賣合同◇You should make sure that you have a formal contract of employment.你應確保自己有一份正式的僱傭合同。➤the terms of a contract合同條款◇By using cheaper materials, the company has broken the terms of its contract.該公司使用較廉價的材料，違反了合同條款。➤under the terms of a contract根據合同條款◇Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.根據合同條款，這項工作本該於昨天完成。
contract

noun²

 2agreement to kill sb僱兇殺人協議VERB + CONTRACT | CONTRACT + NOUN | PREPOSITION VERB + CONTRACT➤take out簽訂僱兇殺人協議▸➤have out僱兇謀殺◇He has a contract out on you.他已僱了人殺你。CONTRACT + NOUN➤killer, killing僱傭殺手／謀殺PREPOSITION➤contract on僱兇謀殺⋯的協議◇She took out a contract on her ex-husband.她僱好了兇手打算謀殺她的前夫。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 628 COCA: 1269
contract verb
⇨ employ (be contracted to work until August) ⇨ shrink (glass contracts) ⇨ suffer from sth (contract malaria) contract

noun

  ➡ See also the entry for agreement 1 另見agreement條第1義contract ♦︎ treaty ♦︎ accord ♦︎ conventionThese are all words for an official agreement between people, organizations or countries. 這些詞均表示合同、合約、協議。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a contract / a treaty / an accord / a convention between sb and sb◆a contract / a treaty / an accord with sb◆a treaty / an accord / a convention on sth◆a contract / a treaty / an accord to do sth◆under (a) contract / a treaty / an accord / a convention◆a draft contract / treaty / accord / convention◆an international contract / treaty / accord / convention◆to sign a contract / a treaty / an accord / a convention◆to comply with a contract / a treaty / an accord / a convention◆to approve a contract / a treaty / an accord / a convention◆to ratify a treaty / an accord / a convention◆to accept / draw up / negotiate / conclude / violate a contract / a treaty / an accord■ contract [countable] a formal written agreement between individuals, companies or organizations （個人、公司或機構間的）合同，合約，契約◆These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.這些條款構成買賣雙方所簽合同的一部分。◆They won a contract for the delivery of five fighter planes.他們獲得一份交付五架戰鬥機的合同。◆I was on a three-year fixed-term contract that expired last week.我簽訂的三年期合同於上周期滿。◆She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major US computer firm.她已簽約爲美國一家大型計算機公司工作。◆All employees have a written contract of employment.每個員工都有一份書面聘用合同。◆The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not legally binding before contracts are signed).報價已獲接受，尚待簽約確實。◆They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract).他們被指控違約。  see also contract ⇨ employ verb ■ treaty [countable] a formal agreement between two or more countries （國家間的）條約，協定◆The government concluded a peace treaty with the rebels.政府和叛亂者簽訂了和平協定。◆The new law may be in breach of the Treaty of Rome.這項新法可能違反《羅馬條約》。■ accord əˈkɔːd; NAmE əˈkɔːrd [countable] a formal agreement between two organizations or countries （兩個機構或國家間的）協議，條約◆The countries drew up accords on economic and technical cooperation.兩國草拟了經濟和技術合作協議。■ convention [countable] a formal agreement between countries or leaders （國家或首腦間的）公約，協定，協議◆This is forbidden under the European Convention on Human Rights.這是《歐洲人權公約》所禁止的。◆Over 60 countries have yet to ratify the climate convention.超過60個國家還有待落實氣候公約。NOTE 辨析 Treaty, accord or convention?A treaty and an accord are both official agreements between countries, for example concerned with restoring peace after a conflict, or trade, military or economic cooperation. Both are used in the names of particular agreements, often using the name of the place in which they were signed. * treaty和accord均指國家間的正式協定、條約，例如沖突之後恢複和平，或者貿易、軍事或經濟合作方面的。兩個詞均用於具體協定名稱，常以簽署地命名◆the Treaty of Rome《羅馬條約》◆the Algiers Accord《阿爾及爾協定》An accord can also be an official agreement between organizations, such as between a government and a trade union. A convention is an international agreement between several countries. It usually contains rules about a particular activity, for example the sale of weapons, the treatment of refugees or controlling pollution. Conventions usually try to control a problem which affects many countries, and by signing the convention a country agrees to apply the rules or standards within it. * accord亦可指組織之間簽署的正式協議，如政府和工會之間。convention是若幹國家簽署的國際協定，内容通常比較具體，例如武器銷售、難民安置或污染控制等。convention通常是爲了控制影響多國的問題，通過簽署協定，一國同意遵守其條例或標準。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 628 COCA: 1269
contract
Agreement and agreements: agreement, contract, deal...
Legal documents and parts of legal documents: affidavit, amendment, article...
The crime of killing and ways of killing: assassination, butchery, constructive manslaughter...
To become smaller: shrink, contract, compact...
Relating to muscles and tendons: cartilaginous, contract, motor...
To have or develop an illness or symptom: suffer, get, contract...
To decide or agree to do something: agree, undertake, accept...

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