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concentrate

UK //ˈkɒnsntreɪt//US //ˈkɑːnsntreɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'concentratus'(聚集在一起),由 'com-'(一起)和 'centrum'(中心)组成,17世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 将注意力或精力集中到某件事上,排除其他干扰。常用于学习、工作等需要专注的场景。

“I can't concentrate with all this noise.”

(这么吵我无法集中注意力。)

“She concentrated hard on solving the math problem.”

(她全神贯注地解那道数学题。)

❶ 使某物聚集或变得更浓稠。常用于描述液体浓缩或人群聚集的情况。

“The juice is concentrated to save space.”

(果汁被浓缩以节省空间。)

“The population is concentrated in coastal areas.”

(人口集中在沿海地区。)

同义词:focus, center, condense, intensify, gather

noun

❶ 浓缩物或精华液,指经过浓缩处理后得到的高浓度物质。

“Add water to the orange juice concentrate.”

(往橙汁浓缩液里加水。)

“This is a protein concentrate for athletes.”

(这是运动员用的蛋白质浓缩粉。)

同义词:extract, essence, distillate

常见短语

concentrate on — 专注于某事,指把注意力或精力集中在特定对象或活动上。

“You should concentrate on your studies now.”

(你现在应该专注于学习。)

concentrated effort — 集中力量做出的努力,指针对特定目标投入大量精力的行为。

“The project succeeded through concentrated effort.”

(通过集中努力,这个项目成功了。)