/ˈkɒntrɪbju:t; US kənˈtrɪbju:t ||; kənˈtrɪbjυt/verbcontribute (sth) (to/towards sth)
1 [I,T] to give a part of the total, together with others 贡献;参与;捐助:
Would you like to contribute towards our collection for famine relief?你愿意给我们的饥荒赈济基金捐款吗?The research has contributed a great deal to our knowledge of cancer.这项研究工作大大增进了我们对癌症的认识。
2 [I] to be one of the causes of sth 导致;促成:
It is not known whether the bad weather contributed to the accident.坏天气是不是造成这起事故的原因之一,现在还不清楚。
3 [I,T] to write articles for a magazine or newspaper (给杂志或报纸)撰稿,投稿
contribute/kənˋtrIbjut; kənˈtrIbjuːt/v [I,T]1 to give money, help, ideas etc to something that other people are also involved in 捐献﹔捐助﹔贡献: Everyone was expected to contribute £2. 要求每个人都捐 2 英镑。contribute (sth) to/towards sth I hope you’ll all contribute towards the discussion. 我希望你们都参与讨论。The volunteers contribute their own time to the project. 志愿者为这个计划奉献出自己的时间。2 to help to make something happen 造成﹐促成: +to Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year in the US. 在美国﹐酒精每年造成 10 万人死亡。3 to write for a newspaper or magazine〔给报纸或杂志〕撰稿—contributor n [C]
contributecontributecontributescontributedcontributingverb (contributes, contributing, contributed)to give something when other people are giving too: We contributed £10 each to the disaster fund.