contributes

英 [kənˈtrɪbjuːts]

美 [kənˈtrɪbjuːts]

v.  捐献，捐赠(尤指款或物); 捐助; 是…的原因之一; 增加; 增进; 添加(到某物)
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柯林斯词典

• VERB (为…)做贡献
  If youcontribute tosomething, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
  1. The three sons also contribute to the family business...
     这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。
  2. I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world...
     我相信我们每一个人都能够对世界的未来有所贡献。
  3. He believes he has something to contribute to a discussion concerning the uprising.
     他认为自己能够为有关起义的讨论提供一些信息。
• VERB 捐献;捐助;援助
  Tocontributemoney or resourcestosomething means to give money or resources to help pay for something or to help achieve a particular purpose.
  1. The US is contributing $4 billion in loans, credits and grants...
     美国将提供40亿美元的信贷和赠款。
  2. They say they would like to contribute more to charity, but money is tight this year...
     他们说他们很想捐献更多的钱支持慈善事业，但是今年的钱非常紧张。
  3. NATO officials agreed to contribute troops and equipment to such an operation if the UN Security Council asked for it.
     北约官员同意可在联合国安理会要求的情况下派出部队并提供装备参加这样的军事行动。
• VERB 促成;促使；是导致…的原因之一
  If somethingcontributes toan event or situation, it is one of the causes of it.
  1. The report says design faults in both the vessels contributed to the tragedy...
     报告说两艘船存在的设计缺陷也促成了这场悲剧的发生。
  2. Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor.
     来自人的和机械方面的压力可能也是一个因素。
• VERB (为报刊、书籍等)撰稿
  If youcontribute toa magazine, newspaper, or book, you write things that are published in it.
  1. I was asked to contribute to a newspaper article making predictions for the new year...
     我受邀为报纸撰写一篇文章，对新的一年进行预测。
  2. Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.
     弗兰克·德福特是杂志《名利场》的特约编辑。

双语例句

• Built-up static contributes to sick building syndrome.
  高楼林立中的静电干扰是引发大楼病综合征的原因之一。
• This research contributes to the study of ethanol-water cluster structures and their physical and chemical characteristics.
  上述结果可为进一步研究乙醇-水溶液中团簇分子的结构及其物理和化学性质提供理论和实验依据。
• It also saves power and contributes less heat, thus reducing the investment required to cool the systems.
  这还节省了能源，减少了释放的热量，从而减少了冷却系统所需的投资。
• The virtualization infrastructure contributes to nanoHUB's testability and security.
  虚拟化基础设施有助于实现nanoHUB的可测试性和安全性。
• The quantitative approach contributes directly to management decision making in the areas of planning and control.
  数量方法对计划和控制领域中的管理决策直接的贡献。
• Regional pilot health reform project contributes to decrease in infant mortality, increase in life expectancy.
  区域卫生改革试点项目为降低婴儿死亡率、增加人口预期寿命作出了贡献。
• Another example of economic behaviour that may have deep evolutionary roots is the "herd" mentality that contributes to financial bubbles.
  经济行为的另一个具有深厚进化论根基的例子，就是引起金融泡沫的“羊群效应”。
• Confucius contributes greatly to the succession and development of traditional Chinese culture.
  孔子对传统文化的继承发展作出了巨大的贡献。
• Efficient collaboration in the workplace contributes greatly to a company's success.
  工作场所的有效协作对企业的成功很重要。
• Cultural development contributes to the() of a country as a modern,(), and() society.
  文化发展展示了一个现代、（充满活力）和（展望未来）的社会。