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

• The disease also contributes to the cycle of poverty for many Chinese citizens.
  对许多中国人来说，这种疾病还推动了他们的贫困循环。
• She regularly contributes to the college magazine.
  她定期给校刊投稿。
• Teamwork: Contributes to effective team output through co-operation, participation and a commitment to shared vision and goals.
  连合操作：经过合作，分享和一个承诺对有效的队输出有助益分享视觉和目标。
• 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。
• Another example of economic behaviour that may have deep evolutionary roots is the "herd" mentality that contributes to financial bubbles.
  经济行为的另一个具有深厚进化论根基的例子，就是引起金融泡沫的“羊群效应”。
• 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。
• 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。
• It also saves power and contributes less heat, thus reducing the investment required to cool the systems.
  这还节省了能源，减少了释放的热量，从而减少了冷却系统所需的投资。
• However, human studies have yielded conflicting results as to whether the drug itself contributes to these problems.
  然而，关于是否药物本身导致了这些问题而进行的人体研究却产生了矛盾的结果。
• The quantitative approach contributes directly to management decision making in the areas of planning and control.
  数量方法对计划和控制领域中的管理决策直接的贡献。