concentrate/ˋkɑnsṇ͵tret; ˈkɒns$ntreIt/v 1 [I] to think very carefully about something you are doing 专心﹐集中注意力: With all this noise, it's hard to concentrate. 这么吵﹐很难集中精神。Will you please concentrate! 请大家专心一点!+on I’m trying to concentrate on reading this article. 我想专心看这篇文章。2 be concentrated on/in/around etc sth to exist in large numbers or amounts in a particular place 集中于某地﹐汇集于某地: Most of New Zealand's population is concentrated in the north island. 新西兰大部分的人口集中在北岛。concentrate (sth) on sthphr v to give most of your attention to one thing 把注意力集中于: I want to concentrate on my career for a while before I have kids. 我想把精力先集中在工作上﹐过一段时候再生孩子。concentrate your efforts/attention/energy etc on sth They are concentrating their efforts on raising public awareness. 他们正在全力提高公众意识。