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。

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、come along

(尤用于鼓励别人参加某活动)来吧，一起来

There's a big press launch today and you're most welcome to come along.

今天有一个大型的媒体推介会，非常希望您能光临。

(偶然地)发生，来到

I waited a long time until a script came along that I thought was genuinely funny.

我等了很长时间，直到出现了一个我认为真正逗趣的剧本。

It was lucky you came along.

真幸运你来了。

进展;进步

Pentagon spokesman Williams says those talks are coming along quite well.

五角大楼发言人威廉斯说那些会谈进展得相当顺利。

How's Ferguson coming along?

弗格森现在怎么样啊？