contribute

英 [kən'trɪbjuːt; 'kɒntrɪbjuːt] 美[kən'trɪbjut]

CET4TEM4IELTS考研CET6中频词常用词汇

第三人称单数: contributes;过去式: contributed;过去分词: contributed;现在分词: contributing;

1. 共同的给.

contribute 贡献

con-, 强调。-trib, 贡献，词源同tribe, attribute.

contribute: contribute: see tribe
contribute (v.): 1520s, from Latin contributus, past participle of contribuere "to bring together, add, unite, collect, contribute" (see contribution). Figurative sense is from 1630s. Related: Contributed; contributing.

1. Heat, cold, tactile and other sensations contribute to flavour.: 热、冷、触觉和其他感觉构成了食物风味的一部分。

2. The lower strings contribute a splendid richness of sonority.: 下弦能够产生雄壮浑厚的音响效果。

3. Key burbled about the wonderful people who contribute to tourism.: 基喋喋不休地谈论着那些对旅游业作出贡献的了不起的人物。