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]