n 契约，合同(formal legal agreement between two or more persons or groups，usu in writing)[C][N(with)(for)，N(with)+to-inf]：enter into/make/have a two-year～with a firm to supply(for the supply of)vehicles与一家公司签订了供应车辆的两年期合同;win a～to build two new aircraft/for two new aircraft 争取到了建造两架新飞机的合同;draw up/exchange/renew a～草拟/交换/续定合同;He signed a～with her.他与她签订了一项合同。A～was signed between them.他们签订了一项合同。exchange～s with sb与某人互签协议;work on (a fixed-term)～履行(定期)合同;The builders are under～to finish the work by the end of June.建筑商遵照合同要在6月底以前完成工程。put a project out to～将一工程承包出去;the～price/date合同规定的价格/日期;a～worker合同工;a marriage～婚姻合同;

→con′tractual adj 契约(合同)的;依据契约(合同)的;con′tractually adv 按照契约(合同);

v (1)订契约(合同)(make a formal legal agreement for a purpose in writing)[I+prep(with，for)，I+prep(with)+to-inf]：～with a firm to supply (for the supply of) vehicles与一家公司签订合同供应车辆;～with a firm for 100 coats a week/a merchant for 1000 tons of cement/a carpenter for the woodwork in a new boat与一公司签约每周购100件外衣/一商人签约购1000吨水泥/一木匠签约承包新船上的木工活;～to build a railway in six months/to deliver the merchandise at a fixed price 签约六个月内修一条铁路/以固定价格交货;

(2)缔结，结成(enter into or undertake sth formally)[T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：～a trade agreement/a merger/a marriage缔结贸易协定/达成合并协议/缔结婚约;～an alliance with a neighbouring state/a friendship with a person与邻国结成同盟/与一个人建立友谊;be～ed(in marriage)to a doctor 与一大夫缔结(结婚)婚约;

(3)感染，患(病)(become infected with (an illness))[T+n]：～a decease/a severe fever/a cold/measles/mumps/cancer染上病/发起高烧/得上感冒/传上麻疹/传上腮腺炎/得上癌症;〖同〗catch;〖反〗avoid;

(4)负(债)，染上(acquire;get)[T+n](fml)：He～ed debts of ￡10，000/huge debts by rash spending. 他花钱如流水，结果负了一万英镑债/债台高筑。～bad habits/the habit of talking to himself染上恶习/自言自语的习惯;

contract out of (v adv prep) 退出协议(vt)：～out of a scheme退出一计划;

contract sth out (to sb)将……承包给……：～a project out to a firm将一工程承包给一公司;〖同〗acquire;

→con′ tractor n 订约人;承建商;

【辨异】contract¹与agreement、bargain和compact的区别见AGREEMENT。