contracted
/ˈkɑːn.trækt/
名词
合同；契约
a contract of employment
雇用合同
/kənˈtrækt/
动词
（使）收缩；（使）缩小；（使）缩短
As it cooled, the metal contracted.
金属冷却后收缩了。
患上，感染（疾病）
He contracted malaria while he was travelling.
他旅行时染上了疟疾。
（与…）订立合同；（与…）订契约
Our company was contracted to build shelters for the homeless.
我们公司刚刚签订合同，为无家可归的人建造收容所。