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Contribute Contributed Contributing Sth   [V N Kənˈtrɪbjuːt Verb

The flashcard defines "contribute" as a verb meaning to give money or goods to help someone or something, to be one of the causes of something, or to write for a newspaper or magazine. It also signifies adding to or improving something.

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/kəntrɪ̱bjuːt/
1
[VERB 动词](为…)做贡献 If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
  [V to n]
  [V n to n]
  [Also V]
  • The three sons also contribute to the family business...

    这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。

  • I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world...

    我相信我们每一个人都能够对世界的未来有所贡献。

  • He believes he has something to contribute to a discussion concerning the uprising.

    他认为自己能够为有关起义的讨论提供一些信息。

2
[VERB 动词]捐献;捐助;援助 To contribute money or resources to something means to give money or resources to help pay for something or to help achieve a particular purpose.
  [V n]
  [V n to/towards n]
  [Also V]
  • The US is contributing $4 billion in loans, credits and grants...

    美国将提供40亿美元的信贷和赠款。

  • They say they would like to contribute more to charity, but money is tight this year...

    他们说他们很想捐献更多的钱支持慈善事业,但是今年的钱非常紧张。

  • NATO officials agreed to contribute troops and equipment to such an operation if the UN Security Council asked for it.

    北约官员同意可在联合国安理会要求的情况下派出部队并提供装备参加这样的军事行动。

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  • ...the largest net contributors to EU funds.

    向欧盟基金净捐资额最大的捐助者

3
[VERB 动词]促成;促使;是导致…的原因之一 If something contributes to an event or situation, it is one of the causes of it.
  [V to n]
  [V-ing]
  • The report says design faults in both the vessels contributed to the tragedy...

    报告说两艘船存在的设计缺陷也促成了这场悲剧的发生。

  • Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor.

    来自人的和机械方面的压力可能也是一个因素。

4
[VERB 动词](为报刊、书籍等)撰稿 If you contribute to a magazine, newspaper, or book, you write things that are published in it.
  [V to n]
  [V-ing]
  • I was asked to contribute to a newspaper article making predictions for the new year...

    我受邀为报纸撰写一篇文章,对新的一年进行预测。

  • Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.

    弗兰克·德福特是杂志《名利场》的特约编辑。

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  • Reporter Alan Nearn covers Central America and is a regular contributor to The New Yorker.

    记者艾伦·尼恩负责在中美洲采访报道,定期向《纽约客》杂志投稿。


Oxford con·trib·ute ★ AWL / kənˈtrɪbjuːt ; ˈkɒntrɪbjuːt ; NAmE kənˈtrɪbjuːt / verb 1 ★ [transitive ,  intransitive ] to give sth, especially money or goods, to help sb/sth 捐献,捐赠(尤指金钱或物品);捐助 contributesth (to/towards sth) ◆ We contributed £5 000 to the earthquake fund. 我们向地震基金捐赠了 5 000 英镑。 contribute(to/towards sth) ◆ Would you like to contribute to our collection? 你愿意给我们的募捐捐款吗? ◆ Do you wish to contribute? 你想捐助吗? 2 ★ [intransitive ] contribute(to sth) to be one of the causes of sth 是…的原因之一 ◆ Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death. 据说医务人员的玩忽职守是她死亡的原因之一。 ◆ Human error may have been a contributing factor. 人为的失误可能是一个起作用的因素。 ☞language bank at
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3 ★ [intransitive ,  transitive ] to increase, improve or add to sth 增加;增进;添加(到某物) contributeto sth ◆ Immigrants have contributed to British culture in many ways. 移民在许多方面都对英国文化有所贡献。 contributesth to sth ◆ This book contributes little to our understanding of the subject. 此书对我们了解这门学科助益甚少。 4 ★ [transitive ,  intransitive ] to write things for a newspaper, magazine, or a radio or television programme; to speak during a meeting or conversation, especially to give your opinion (为报纸、杂志、电台或电视节目)撰稿;(在会议或会谈期间)讲话,(尤指)发表意见 contributesth (to sth) ◆ She contributed a number of articles to the magazine. 她给这家杂志撰写了一些稿件。 contribute(to sth) ◆ He contributes regularly to the magazine ‘New Scientist’. 他定期给《新科学家》杂志撰稿。 ◆ We hope everyone will contribute to the discussion. 我们希望大家都能参与讨论。 contribute contributes contributed contributing
con·trib·ute / kənˈtrɪbjuːt ; ˈkɒntrɪbjuːt ; NAmE kənˈtrɪbjuːt /
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contributecon‧trib‧ute /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ ●●○ S3 W2 AWL verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved incontribute to/towards City employees cannot contribute to political campaigns.contribute something to/towards something The volunteers contribute their own time to the project.2[intransitive] to help to make something happen → contributory:  Stress is a contributing factor in many illnesses.contribute to Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year in the US.contribute substantially/significantly/greatly etc to something His work contributed substantially to our knowledge of the disease and how to treat it.3[intransitive, transitive] to write articles, stories, poems etc for a newspaper or magazine → contributorcontribute to one of several authors contributing to the bookGRAMMARSomeone or something contributes to something: · Will you contribute to his leaving gift?· Everyone contributed to the success of the project. ✗Don’t say: contribute for something
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contribute

[kənˈtrɪbju:t]contributed, contributing, contributes

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contributed[1917] contributes[381] contributing[1122]
贡献(82%),投稿(11%),捐助(6%),是原因之一(1%)
vt.贡献,出力;投稿;捐献
vi.贡献,出力;投稿;捐献
[ 过去式 contributed 过去分词 contributed 现在分词 contributing ]

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