柯林斯詞典contribute /k?n?tr?bju?t/ (contributing,contributed,contributes) 1. V-I If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful. 貢獻; 做出貢獻 The three sons also contribute to the family business. 3個兒子也爲家族企業(yè)做貢獻。 I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world. 我相信我們每一個人都能爲世界的未來做出貢獻。2. V-T/V-I To contribute money or resources to something means to give money or resources to help pay for something or to help achieve a particular purpose. 捐助 The U.S. is contributing $4 billion in loans, credits, and grants. 美國以信貸和贈與的方式捐助了40億美元。 Local businesses have agreed to contribute. 儅地的公司已經(jīng)同意捐助了。3. contributorN-COUNT 捐助者 Candidates for Congress received 53 percent of their funds from individual contributors. 國會候選人接受的捐款中有53%來自個人捐助者。4. V-I If something contributes to an event or situation, it is one of the causes of it. 是 (造成某情況) 的一個原因 The report says design faults in both the vessels contributed to the tragedy. 報道稱兩艘船在設計上的缺陷是造成悲劇的原因。 返回 contributing