1、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。

2、expect

预期;预料;期待

a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.

预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人

They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.

他们不再期待公司利润会增长。

要求；认为应当得到;指望

He wasn't expecting our hospitality.

他没有指望我们会盛情款待。

I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.

我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。

我认为;我猜想

I expect you can guess what follows.

我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。

I expect you're tired.

我想你累了。