contributes

英 [kənˈtrɪbjuːts]

美 [kənˈtrɪbjuːts]

v.  捐献，捐赠(尤指款或物); 捐助; 是…的原因之一; 增加; 增进; 添加(到某物)
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柯林斯词典

• VERB (为…)做贡献
  If youcontribute tosomething, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• VERB 捐献;捐助;援助
  Tocontributemoney or resourcestosomething means to give money or resources to help pay for something or to help achieve a particular purpose.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• VERB 促成;促使；是导致…的原因之一
  If somethingcontributes toan event or situation, it is one of the causes of it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB (为报刊、书籍等)撰稿
  If youcontribute toa magazine, newspaper, or book, you write things that are published in it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• As the main EU paymaster, Germany contributes £ 8 billion annually more than it gets back from Brussels.
  作为欧盟的大老板，德国每年要出资80亿英镑，比它从欧盟得到的要多。
• She regularly contributes to the college magazine.
  她定期给校刊投稿。
• It holds that females'participation has promoted the development of auto culture which in turn contributes to improving females'life.
  认为女性的参与推动了汽车文化的进步，而汽车文化的发展又反过来促进了女性生活质量的提高。
• This contributes towards strengthening the overall system security by declining the stated risk.
  这种方法通过降低风险增强了系统的总体安全性。
• The successful public relations planning contributes to the operation and development of enterprise.
  成功的公共关系策划有助于促进企业的运作和发展。
• Built-up static contributes to sick building syndrome.
  高楼林立中的静电干扰是引发大楼病综合征的原因之一。
• This research contributes to the study of ethanol-water cluster structures and their physical and chemical characteristics.
  上述结果可为进一步研究乙醇-水溶液中团簇分子的结构及其物理和化学性质提供理论和实验依据。
• The sugar not only contributes sweetness and calories to the drink but also adds body and mouthfeel.
  糖不仅为饮料提供了甜味和热量，而且也同时增强了稠度和口感。
• Confucius contributes greatly to the succession and development of traditional Chinese culture.
  孔子对传统文化的继承发展作出了巨大的贡献。
• Tourism contributes millions of pounds to the country's economy.
  旅游业为该国的经济增添了数以百万计的英镑。