1、understatement

不充分如实的陈述；轻描淡写的说明

To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.

说我失望那是说得太轻了。

He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year.

说他很不好相处，那简直是说得太客气了。

轻描淡写；重事轻说；淡化

He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed.

他极力轻描淡写地跟我们说他感到失望。

typical British understatement.

典型的英国式轻描淡写

2、contract

合同;契约

The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building.

这家公司赢得了一份极为重要的合同，参与建设欧洲最高的大厦。

He was given a seven-year contract with an annual salary of $150,000.

他签下了一份为期7年的合同，年薪为15万美元。

签合同，订立契约(做某事)

You can contract with us to deliver your cargo.

你可以跟我们签订送货合同。

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already contracted to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan.

波士顿美术博物馆已经签订合同，将其部分藏品租借给日本一家博物馆。

(使)收缩;(使)缩小;(使)缩短

Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts.

血液在心脏收缩的时候从心脏流出。

New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.

新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。