2012年4月25日 星期三

'n, 'n', Load 'n Go Wagons, Sweet'n Low, contraction

1. Fisher-Price Recalls to Repair Little People Builders' Load 'n Go Wagons due to Laceration Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11287.html

Sweet'n Low (trademarked as Sweet'N Low) is a brand of artificial sweetener from granulated Saccharin, dextrose and cream of tartar.


'n'
or 'n
conj. Informal
Contraction of and: scratch 'n' sniff.

 isn't
 IN BRIEF: Short for is not.

pronunciation Tomorrow isn't promised to any of us. — Kirby Puckett

 
I Hunt, but the N.R.A. Isn't for Me
By LILY RAFF McCAULOU

The overwhelming majority of gun owners do not belong to the National Rifle Association.


contraction[con・trac・tion]

  • レベル:社会人必須
  • 発音記号[kəntrǽkʃən]
[名]
1 [U](筋肉の)収縮, 攣縮(れんしゅく);[C]((しばしば 〜s))陣痛
A contraction of pain passed over his face.
苦痛に彼の顔は一瞬引きつった.
2 [U](一般に)収縮, 短縮, 縮小;[C]収縮[短縮]した物.
3 [U](通貨・資金などの)収縮, 縮小, 制限;(経済活動の)低下, 減退, 景気後退, 不況.
4 [U][C]《文法》(語の)縮約(形), 短縮(形):is notをisn'tとするなど. ⇒ABBREVIATION
5 [U](癖などが)身につくこと, 習癖;(負債を)負うこと;(病気に)かかること;(契約・協定などを)結ぶこと
the contraction of a disease
(り)病.
6 [U]《数学》縮約.
con・trác・tion・à・ry
[形]経済縮小の, 消費支出低下の.

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