/ˈkɒntrækt; NAmEˈkɑːn-/ [] an official written agreement合同；合约；契约◆a contract for the supply of vehicles一份供应车辆的合同◆These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.这些条款构成买卖双方所签合约的一部分。◆I had to draw up and cost a cleaning contract for the offices.我要为办公室起草并估算一份清洁合同。◆The shipbuilding firm has won a contract to build two cruise liners.造船公司已经获得一份建造两艘邮轮的合同。◆I was on a three-year contract which expired last week.我签订的为期三年的合同已于上周到期。◆Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.根据合同条款，这项工作本应于昨天完成。◆They were sued for breach of contract(= for not keeping to a contract).他们被指控违反合约。➡ see note at agreement ⨁to draw up / enter into / make / sign a contract起草／签订合同⨁to be awarded / bid for / get / tender for / win a contract获得／投标争取／得到／赢得一份合同⨁a casual / fixed-term / long-term / permanent contract临时／固定／长期／永久合同⨁a big / lucrative / major contract重大的／利润丰厚的／重要的合同 () an agreement to buy or sell a fixed quantity of sth at a fixed price by a fixed date in the future期货合约◆The March cocoa contract closed $46 lower.三月份可可合约收盘价低于 46 美元。annual hours contract bilateral contract forward contract futures contract labor contract personal contract rolling contract service contract standard-form contract unilateral contract