contribute

[kən'tribju:t]

vt.捐助, 投稿
vi.投稿, 贡献, 是原因之一

vt.

1. 捐(款); 捐献, 捐助[(+to/towards)]

He contributed half of his savings to the relief fund.

他将积蓄的一半捐献给救济基金会。

2. 贡献, 提供[(+to/towards)]

He didn't contribute one idea to the document.

他对这个文件没有提供一个主意。

3. 投(稿)[(+to)]

vi.

1. 捐献[(+to/towards)]

He contributed generously to the Red Cross.

他对红十字会慷慨捐助。

2. 贡献, 出力[(+to/towards)]

He never contributes to the discussion.

他在讨论时从不发表意见。

3. 投稿[(+to)]

The scientist often contributes to an academic journal.

这位科学家常常给那家学术期刊撰稿。

词形变化

形容词: contributive | 副词: contributively | 名词: contributiveness | 动词过去式: contributed | 动词过去分词: contributed | 动词现在分词: contributing | 动词第三人称单数: contributes |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.捐献; 贡献, 出力

give  donate  participate  provide  

同义参见:

extend  endow  administer  subscribe  cooperate  pool  befriend  

英英释义

动词 contribute:

bestow a quality on

同义词：lend, impart, bestow, add, bring

contribute to some cause

同义词：give, chip in, kick in

be conducive to

同义词：lead, conduce

provide

同义词：put up

短语词组

contribute to

1. 捐助; 帮助

How much did you contribute to the relief fund?

你为那笔救济金捐了多少?

2. 促成

Your suggestion has greatly contributed to the accomplishment of our work.

你的建议大大地促进了我们工作的完成。

3. 为……写稿

She has been contributing to the paper for 5 years.

五年以来, 她一直在为那家报纸撰搞。

补充

contributecontribute英:[kənˈtribjut] 美:[kənˈtrɪbjut]vt. & vi.1.捐献, 捐助, 贡献出I contributed a pound towards Jane's leaving present.我凑了一英镑给简买告别礼物。2.撰稿, 投稿She regularly contributes to the college magazine.她定期给校刊投稿。vi.1.起促成作用Various factors contributed to his downfall.多种因素导致了他的垮台。

例句

1. The three sons also contribute to the family business.这三个儿子也为家族企业出了资。 2. George was already contributing to Democratic Party Funds.乔治早已在资助民主党基金会。 3. He believes he has something to contribute to a discussion concerning the uprising.他认为在有关起义的讨论中自己还是有话可说的。 4. He didn't contribute to the meeting.他没有好好参与到此次会议中来。 5. I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world.我相信我们每个人都能为世界的未来作出自己的贡献。 6. The report says design faults in both the vessels contributed to the tragedy.根据这份报告, 两艘船体的设计失误最终酿成了这次悲剧。 7. Soaring land prices contribute to the high cost of housing.飞速上涨的土地价格促使房价居高不下。 8. Mother contributed to magazines and wrote endless letters.母亲为杂志撰稿, 还不停写信。 9. The US is contributing $4 billion in loans, credits, and grants.美国政府将投入四十亿美元用于贷款、信贷和拨款。 10. She contributed £10.她捐出了10英镑。 11. They say they would like to contribute more to charity.他们说愿意为慈善事业捐助更多的资金。 12. NATO officials agreed to contribute troops and equipment to such an operation.北约官员同意为此次行动投入军队和武器装备。 13. I was asked to contribute a piece to a newspaper article making predictions for the new year.我受邀为一份报纸撰写一篇新年展望的文章。 14. She stayed the whole hour but didn't contribute any ideas.她待了整整一个小时, 但没提出任何想法。 15. They contributed food and clothing for the refugees.他们向难民捐助了食物和衣服。 16. The Sung Dynasty contributed three great inventions to world civilization.宋朝为世界文明做出了三大发明的贡献。 17. She contributed an article to our magazine.她给我们的杂志投了一篇稿子。 18. She has contributed generously to the Red Cross.她曾慷慨地向红十字会捐款。 19. My father often contributes to a literary journal.我的父亲常在一个文学刊物上投稿。 20. taxpayers had contributed £141.8 million towards the cost of local services.纳税人已为当地服务性事业开支贡献了14,180万英镑。 21. [no obj.]he contributed to a private pension.他向一家私立寄宿学校捐了款。 22. the government imposed a tax on fuels which contributed to global warming.政府对导致全球变暖的燃料课税。 23. he contributed articles to the magazine.他向这家杂志投稿。 24. [no obj.]the staff who contribute to your sports pages are doing a splendid job.为你们的体育专页撰稿的全体职员工作非常出色。 25. he did not contribute to the meetings.他开会时没有发表意见。 26. Would you like to contribute towards our collection for famine relief?你愿意给我们的饥荒赈济基金捐款吗？ 27. The research has contributed a great deal to our knowledge of cancer.这项研究工作大大增进了我们对癌症的认识。 28. It is not known whether the bad weather contributed to the accident.坏天气是不是造成这起事故的原因之一，现在还不清楚。 29. He contributed [=donated] 100 dollars to the charity.他捐了100美元给慈善机构。 30. The volunteers contributed their time towards cleaning up the city.志愿者们为清洁城市奉献出了他们的时间。 31. She contributed [=added] little to the discussion.她很少参与讨论。 32. "We're trying to raise money for a new school, and we're hoping that everyone will contribute."我们正在努力为新学校募集资金，希望大家都来捐款。 33. He did not contribute to the project.他对这个项目没有做出过贡献。 34. "In order for the team to win, everyone has to contribute."为了让团队获胜，人人都要做出贡献。 35. Many players have contributed to the team's success.许多球员对球队的成功做出了贡献。 36. Heavy drinking contributed to her death. [=heavy drinking helped to cause her death]酗酒促使了她的死亡。 37. He contributed many poems to the magazine.他给这家杂志投了很多诗稿。 38. Ten scientists contributed to the special edition of the journal.十位科学家为这家期刊的专刊撰文。 39. The coach's positive attitude was a contributing factor to/in the team's success. [=the coach's positive attitude was a reason for the team's success]教练的积极态度是这支队获得成功的因素之一。 40. She has been a contributing writer/editor for the magazine for 10 years.她担任这本杂志的撰稿人/编辑达10年之久。 41. She is a regular/frequent contributor to the magazine.她是这本杂志的定期/经常撰稿人。 42. a list of contributors who have donated more than one thousand dollars捐资超过一千美元的捐款人名单