The spellings focusses, focussing, focussed are also used. The plural of the noun can be either foci or focuses. 亦拼作focusses, focussing, focussed。复数形式可以是 foci 或者 focuses。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]集中(注意力)；关注 If you focuson a particular topic or if your attention is focusedon it, you concentrate on it and think about it, discuss it, or deal with it, rather than dealing with other topics.
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The research effort has focused on tracing the effects of growing levels of five compounds...
研究重点追踪了5种化合物含量上升的影响。
He is currently focusing on assessment and development...
他目前在关注评估和发展。
Today he was able to focus his message exclusively on the economy...
今天他得以将主题全部集中在经济方面。
Many of the papers focus their attention on the controversy surrounding the Foreign Secretary.
许多报纸都把关注的焦点放到围绕外交部长出现的争议上。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]主题；重点；焦点Thefocus of something is the main topic or main thing that it is concerned with.
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The UN's role in promoting peace is increasingly the focus of international attention...
联合国在促进和平方面的作用越来越受到国际社会的关注。
The new system is the focus of controversy...
这个新体制是争议的焦点。
Her children are the main focus of her life.
孩子们是她生活的重心。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]关注；注意 Your focus on something is the special attention that you pay it.
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He said his sudden focus on foreign policy was not motivated by presidential politics...
他说他突然关注外交政策并非受总统政治的驱使。
The report's focus is on how technology affects human life rather than business...
这个报告关注的是技术如何影响人类生活而非商业活动。
IBM has also shifted its focus from mainframes to personal computers.
IBM 公司也把重心从特大型机转向了个人电脑。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]目的；意图；含义 If you say that something has a focus, you mean that you can see a purpose in it.
Somehow, though, their latest album has a focus that the others have lacked...
但是，他们的最新专辑设法找到了其他专辑所欠缺的一种目的性。
Suddenly all of the bizarre and seemingly isolated examples took on a meaningful focus.
突然之间，所有那些怪异且看上去孤立的例子都具有了意义。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]注视；使(相机、望远镜等)聚焦；给…调焦 If you focus your eyes or if your eyes focus, your eyes adjust so that you can clearly see the thing that you want to look at. If you focus a camera, telescope, or other instrument, you adjust it so that you can see clearly through it.
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Kelly couldn't focus his eyes well enough to tell if the figure was male or female...
凯利没有看清楚那个人影到底是男的还是女的。
His eyes slowly began to focus on what looked like a small dark ball...
他的眼睛慢慢开始看清楚那个看上去像是个小黑球的东西。
He found the binoculars and focused them on the boat...
他找到双筒望远镜，然后调焦对准那艘船看。
Had she kept the camera focused on the river bank she might have captured a vital scene.
要是她把相机的镜头一直对准河岸的话，可能就捕捉到重要的一幕了。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]注视；调焦；对焦 You use focus to refer to the fact of adjusting your eyes or a camera, telescope, or other instrument, and to the degree to which you can see clearly.
His focus switched to the little white ball...
他把关注点转移到那个小白球上。
Together these factors determine the depth of focus...
这些因素综合起来决定了景深。
It has no manual focus facility.
它没有手动调焦功能。
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[VERB 动词]集中(光束)；聚焦 If you focus rays of light on a particular point, you pass them through a lens or reflect them from a mirror so that they meet at that point.
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Magnetic coils focus the electron beams into fine spots.
磁线圈把电子束聚焦成微小的点。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]聚焦点 The focus of a number of rays or lines is the point at which they meet.
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[PHRASE 短语](图像)清晰；(照相机、望远镜等)对准焦点 If an image or a camera, telescope, or other instrument is in focus, the edges of what you see are clear and sharp.
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Pictures should be in focus, with realistic colours and well composed groups.
照片应该图像清晰，颜色逼真，构图合理。
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[PHRASE 短语]受关注；在讨论；(目的和性质)清楚的，明白的 If something is in focus, it is being discussed or its purpose and nature are clear.
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This aggression is the real issue the world should be concerned about. We want to keep that in focus...
这次侵略才是世界应该关注的真正问题。我们想继续保持关注。
These issues were brought into sharp focus by the Gulf crisis.
海湾危机让这些问题备受关注。
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[PHRASE 短语]焦点没对准；脱焦；失焦 If an image or a camera, telescope, or other instrument is out of focus, the edges of what you see are unclear.
[v-link PHR]
In some of the pictures the subjects are out of focus while the background is sharp.
一些照片背景很清晰，被摄主体却因失焦而显得模糊。
...a lot of out-of-focus photographs.
许多对焦不实的照片
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[PHRASE 短语]不受关注；(目的和性质)不清晰的 If something is out of focus, it is not being discussed or its purpose or nature is not clear.
[v-link PHR]
The deficit in the US balance of payments put these considerations out of focus...
美国的国际收支逆差使这些因素没有得到关注。
The movement towards democracy in Latin America and the foreign debt problems that have plagued it have gone out of focus.
拉丁美洲的民主运动和困扰该地区的外债问题已经淡出人们的视线。
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focus★AWL/ˈfəʊkəs; NAmEˈfoʊkəs/
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focusfocusesfocussesfocusedfocussedfocusingfocussingverb★(-s-or-ss-)1★[intransitive , transitive ]to give attention, effort, etc. to one particular subject, situation or person rather than another 集中（注意力、精力等）于focus(on/upon sb/sth) ◆The discussion focused on three main problems.讨论集中在三个主要问题上。◆Each exercise focuses on a different grammar point.每个练习各有不同的语法重点。focussth (on/upon sb/sth) ◆The visit helped to focus world attention on the plight of the refugees.这次访问促使全世界关注难民的困境。2★[intransitive , transitive ](of your eyes, a camera, etc. 眼睛、摄影机等)to adapt or be adjusted so that things can be seen clearly; to adjust sth so that you can see things clearly （使）调节焦距◆It took a few moments for her eyes to focus in the dark.过了一会儿她的眼睛才适应了黑暗。focuson sb/sth ◆Let your eyes focus on objects that are further away from you.睁大眼睛看清楚离你较远的物体。◆In this scene, the camera focuses on the actor's face.在这个镜头中，摄影机对准演员的脸部。focussth (on sb/sth) ◆He focused his blue eyes on her.他那蓝色的眼睛注视着她。◆I quickly focused the camera on the children.我迅速把照相机的镜头对准孩子们。3[transitive ]focussth (on sth) ( technical 术语) to aim light onto a particular point using a lens集中光束（于）；聚焦（于）noun★(pluralfo·cusesorfoci/ˈfəʊsaɪ; NAmEˈfoʊsaɪ/)1★[uncountable , countable, usually singular ]the thing or person that people are most interested in; the act of paying special attention to sth and making people interested in it 中心点（指人或事物）；关注；引起关注◆It was the main focus of attentionat the meeting. 这是会议上关注的主要焦点。focusfor sth ◆His comments provided a focus for debate.他的评论提供了辩论的重点。focuson sth ◆We shall maintain our focus on the needs of the customer.我们将继续重点关注顾客的需要。◆In today's lecture the focus will be on tax structures within the European Union.今天讲课的重点是欧洲联盟内部的税制结构。◆The incident broughtthe problem of violence in schools intosharp focus.这次事件使校园暴力成为焦点问题。◆What we need now is a change of focus(= to look at things in a different way).我们现在需要的是改变对事物的看法。2★[uncountable ]a point or distance at which the outline of an object is clearly seen by the eye or through a lens（眼睛或镜头的）焦距，调焦◆The children's faces are badly out of focus(= not clearly shown)in the photograph. 照片上孩子们的脸模糊不清。◆The binoculars were not in focus(= were not showing things clearly).这副双筒望远镜的焦距不对。3(alsoˈfocal point)[countable ]( physics 物) a point at which waves of light, sound, etc. meet after reflectionor refraction;the point from which waves of light, sound, etc. seem to come （光、声等的）焦点，中心点，源4[countable ]( geology 地) the point at which an earthquakestarts to happen （地震的）震源focus/ˈfəʊkəs; NAmEˈfoʊkəs/foci/ˈfəʊsaɪ; NAmEˈfoʊsaɪ/
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focusfo‧cus1 /ˈfəʊkəs $ ˈfoʊ-/ ●●○S3W2AWL verb (past tense and past participle focused or focussed, present participle focusing or focussing)
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1give attention to something [intransitive, transitive] to give special attention to one particular person or thing, or to make people do thisSYN concentratefocus on He needs to focus more on his career.focus your attention/mind/efforts on something She tried to focus her mind on her work.focus (somebody’s) mind/attention (on something) (=make people give their attention to something) We need to focus public attention on this issue.GRAMMARYou say: · We focused on two main issues.✗Don’t say: We focused in two main issues.2camera/telescope [intransitive, transitive] to point a camera or telescope at something, and change the controls slightly so that you can see that thing clearlyfocus on She turned the camera and focussed on Martin’s face.focus something on something He focused his binoculars on the building opposite.3eyes [intransitive, transitive] if your eyes focus, or if you focus your eyes, you look at something and can see it clearlyfocus on All eyes focussed on her. His eyes were focussed straight ahead.4light [transitive] if you focus beams of light, you aim them onto a particular place
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1[singular] the thing, person, situation etc that people pay special attention to → focal: The focus of recent research has been on environmental issues.focus of The war in Afghanistan had become the focus of media attention.The focus of interest in the series is what goes on in everyday life. Another focus of feminist debate has been the film industry. I shall now turn to the main focus of this essay. Eggs became the focus for the food poisoning scare.The focus of the conference shifted from population growth to the education of women.2[uncountable] if your focus is on something, that is the thing you are giving most attention tofocus on Our main focus is on helping people get back into work. a shift of focus3come into focus/bring something into focus if something comes into focus, or you bring it into focus, people start to talk about it and pay attention to it: These issues have recently come into sharp focus (=people have started to talk about them a lot).4in focus/out of focus if a photograph or an instrument such as a camera is in focus, you can see the picture clearly. If it is out of focus, you cannot see the picture clearly.5[uncountable] the clearness of the picture seen through an instrument such as a camera: He raised his binoculars and adjusted the focus.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectivesthe main focus· The main focus of our attention will be on providing an efficient service.the central focus (=most important)· The film’s central focus is the relationship between the two women.the primary focus (=main or most important)· The economic situation is likely to be the primary focus of the discussion.verbsbecome the focus· When you give a talk you become the focus of attention.provide a focus· The church provided a focus for the community.change the focus· He changed the focus from general to specific issues.shift the focus (=move it to something else)· Opposition MPs accused the prime minister of trying to shift the focus onto other issues.the focus changes/shifts· The focus of the negotiations shifted to working conditions.phrasesthe focus is on something· The focus is now on improving students’ communication skills.the focus of attention· In this section of the talk the focus of attention will be on statistics.a focus of interest· Animal behaviour has long been a focus of interest for scientists.the focus of debate (=the thing which people are discussing)· The strike became the focus of debate in the media.the focus of concern (=the thing which people are worried about)· The spread of the disease has become the main focus of concern.a change/shift in focus· Over the years, there has been a change of focus from treatment to prevention.
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[ˈfəʊkəs]focused, focusing, focuses
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焦点(75%)，中心(13%)，焦距(10%)，聚集(2%)
n.焦点；中心；清晰；焦距
vt.使集中；使聚焦
vi.集中；聚焦；调节焦距
n.(Focus)人名；(瑞典)福库斯
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