concentrate

英 [ˈkɒnsntreɪt]

美 [ˈkɑːnsntreɪt]

v.  集中(注意力); 聚精会神; 使…集中(或集合、聚集); (使)浓缩
n.  浓缩物

过去分词：concentrated　现在分词：concentrating　过去式：concentrated　第三人称单数：concentrates　复数：concentrates　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1341 / COCA.2358

短语用例

concentrate on sth

• 集中时间做某事
  to spend more time doing one particular thing than others
  1. I can't concentrate with all that noise going on.
     吵闹声不绝于耳，我无法集中精神。
  2. Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow (= it makes you think very clearly) .
     没有什么比知道自己明天就可能会死去更能让人定下心来去思考种种问题的了。
  3. I decided to concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere to live.
     我决定全力以赴找个住的地方。

牛津词典

verb

• 集中（注意力）；聚精会神
  to give all your attention to sth and not think about anything else
  1. I can't concentrate with all that noise going on.
     吵闹声不绝于耳，我无法集中精神。
  2. Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow (= it makes you think very clearly) .
     没有什么比知道自己明天就可能会死去更能让人定下心来去思考种种问题的了。
  3. I decided to concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere to live.
     我决定全力以赴找个住的地方。
• 使…集中（或集合、聚集）
  to bring sth together in one place
  1. Power is largely concentrated in the hands of a small elite.
     权力主要集中在少数精英人物的手里。
  2. We need to concentrate resources on the most run-down areas.
     我们需要把资源集中用于最衰败的地区。
  3. Fighting was concentrated around the towns to the north.
     战斗集中在北方诸城镇的周围进行。
• （使）浓缩
  to increase the strength of a substance by reducing its volume, for example by boiling it

noun

• 浓缩物
  a substance that is made stronger because water or other substances have been removed
  1. mineral concentrates found at the bottom of rivers
     在河底发现的精矿
  2. jams made with fruit juice concentrate
     用浓缩果汁做的果酱

柯林斯词典

• VERB 全神贯注;集中（心思）
  If youconcentrate onsomething, orconcentrateyour mindonit, you give all your attention to it.
  1. It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself...
     是否能专心学习并取得一定成就要靠他自己。
  2. Water companies should concentrate on reducing waste instead of building new reservoirs...
     自来水公司应该集中精力减少水浪费，而不是修建新水库。
  3. At work you need to be able to concentrate...
     工作的时候必须要做到聚精会神。
  4. This helps you to be aware of time and concentrates your mind on the immediate task.
     这有助于你掌握时间，全神贯注于眼前的任务。
• VERB 使集中;使汇集
  If somethingis concentrated inan area, it is all there rather than being spread around.
  1. Italy's industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and north-eastern regions...
     意大利的工业区集中在该国中北部和东北部地区。
  2. Most development has been concentrated in and around cities.
     土地开发主要集中在城市及周边地区。
• N-MASS 浓缩液;浓缩物
  Concentrateis a liquid or substance from which water has been removed in order to make it stronger, or to make it easier to store.
  1. ...orange juice made from concentrate.
     用浓缩橙汁冲兑的橙汁
• PHRASE 使清楚地思考
  If you say that an unpleasant fact or situationconcentratessomeone'smind, you mean that it makes them think clearly, because they are aware of the serious consequences if they do not.
  1. A term in prison will concentrate his mind wonderfully.
     一想到要被判刑，他的头脑就会变得非常清醒。

英英释义

noun

• a concentrated example of something
  1. the concentrate of contemporary despair
• a concentrated form of a foodstuff
• the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
  Synonym:dressed ore

verb

• cook until very little liquid is left
  1. The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
  Synonym:reduceboil down
• be cooked until very little liquid is left
  1. The sauce should reduce to one cup
  Synonym:boil downreducedecoct
• make denser, stronger, or purer
  1. concentrate juice
• make more concise
  1. condense the contents of a book into a summary
  Synonym:digestcondense
• compress or concentrate
  1. Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
  Synonym:condensecontract
• make central
  1. The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
  Synonym:centralizecentralise
• direct one's attention on something
  1. Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
  Synonym:focuscentercentreporerivet
• draw together or meet in one common center
  1. These groups concentrate in the inner cities

双语例句

• After a one-week holiday we do have to concentrate again on our work.
  放了一周假，这回该收收心干正事了。
• We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of recession
  我们应该着力大幅下调利率以使经济走出衰退。
• He found it hard to concentrate on conversation so far removed from his present preoccupations
  他发现很难专注于谈话，因为谈话内容和自己目前的当务之急毫不相干。
• Please concentrate on the business at hand and don't drag in irrelevant issues.
  请你集中谈这件事，不要牵扯其他问题。
• We must concentrate our energies on treating addiction first.
  我们必须首先集中精力治疗毒瘾。
• When working, one should concentrate and not allow oneself to be distracted.
  工作时要集中精力，不要分心。
• I am leaving to concentrate on writing fiction.
  我辞职是为了专心写小说。
• My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing.
  我的嗓子发紧，所以我不得不把注意力集中在呼吸上。
• They will concentrate on teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic
  他们将集中教授阅读、写作和算术基础知识。
• He wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing policy, not on drawing it up.
  他希望部长们把注意力放在政策的执行上，而不是政策的制定上。