contribute

英 [kən'trɪbjuːt] 美 [kən'trɪbjuːt]

• vt. 捐助；投稿
• vi. 投稿；贡献；是原因之一

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 捐献,捐助,贡献出

   join with others in giving (money, help, etc.)

2. vi. 起促成作用

   help in causing a situation, event, or condition

3. vt. & vi. 撰稿,投稿

   write and send (a written article) to a magazine, newspaper, etc.

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 投稿， 撰稿
2. 捐，捐献
3. 作出贡献，出力，贡献出
4. 捐赠（款项），捐款， 捐助
5. 提供
6. 讲话
7. 发表意见
8. 起促成作用， 是…的原因之一
9. 增加，增进
10. 添加（到某物）

英英释义

Verb:

1. bestow a quality on;

   "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"
   "The music added a lot to the play"
   "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"
   "This adds a light note to the program"
   

2. contribute to some cause;

   "I gave at the office"
   

3. be conducive to;

   "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
   

4. provide;

   "The city has to put up half the required amount"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. It was generous of her to contribute such a large sum.
   她很大方，捐助了这么大笔钱。
2. She asked him to contribute a biweekly article on European affairs.
   她让他每两周写一篇有关欧洲情况的文章。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. Don't contribute after the closing date.
   请在截止日期前投稿。
2. It is an honour to be invited to contribute to your magazine.
   应邀向贵杂志投稿是一个荣誉。
3. Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness.
   诚实加苦干有助于成功和幸福。
4. Henry, whose goal in life was to contribute towards the happiness of others, died a hero.
   Henry英勇献身，他的生活目标是为他人的幸福作贡献。
5. The first is to cut back on treats and snacks. These are generally high in calories and may contribute to weight gain.
   首先,就是减少小零食。这些零食一般都含有很高的热量,很容易引起狗狗的发胖;

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The local government hoped that everybody living in the region contributed to the Red Cross.
   当地政府希望住在本区的每个人向红十字会捐款。
2. Various factors contributed to his downfall.
   多种因素导致了他的垮台。
3. She regularly contributes to the college magazine.
   她定期给校刊投稿。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. I contributed a pound towards Jane's leaving present.
   我凑了一英镑给简买告别礼物。

经典引文

• Every hand is open to contribute something.

  出自： S. Johnson

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• contribute an article to a newspaper 向报社投稿
• contribute clothing 捐献衣服
• contribute money 捐钱

～+副词

• contribute effectively 有效地促进
• contribute greatly 大大有助于
• contribute immensely 大为有利
• contribute little 无助于
• contribute much 有很大作用
• contribute richly 很大贡献

～+介词

• contribute for 为…捐助
• contribute to〔towards〕 (把…)捐给…,投(稿)给

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. contribute可表示“捐赠,捐献”“促成,组成…的一部分”,还可作“贡献(意见、建议等)”解,有时可指“投稿”。作不及物动词时,其后常加介词to。
2. contribute还可作“有助于,促使(发生某情况)”解,主语一般是事物。

词源解说

• ☆ 1520年左右进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的contribuere，意为在部落中分配。

近反义词

【近义词】

• donate
• have a hand in
• lead to

【反义词】

• check
• detract
• take