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 dollars.

他签下了一份为期7年的合同，年薪为15万美元。

(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。

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。

2、construct

建筑;建造;修建

The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai.

法国人在从敦克尔刻到杜埃的英吉利海峡沿岸修筑了一系列要塞。

The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber.

这些箱子应该用粗锯木料来做。

构想，构筑，构思(思想、作品、体系等)

You will find it difficult to construct a spending plan without first recording your spending.

你会发现不先把自己的开销记录下来就很难制订支出计划。

He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore.

他最终构筑起了一个延伸至泰国和新加坡的商业帝国。

复杂的构想(或思想);观念

the underlying constructs (beliefs, philosophy, etc.) which influence action and behaviour.

影响行动和行为的根本思想(信仰、处世哲学等)

It was a re-enactment of the same mental construct under which slavery was justified.

这是为奴隶制辩护的同一思想观念的再现。