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| /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ |
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| 1 | I/T to give money , goods , or your time and effort in order to achieve something , especially when other people are also helping 捐助（金钱、物品）；贡献（时间、精力） |
| +to Many local businesses offered to contribute to the school rebuilding fund. 当地的许多企业主动向学校的重建基金慷慨解囊。 |
| contribute sth to/towards sth He promised to contribute £5,000 towards the cost of the lawsuit. 他答应出5000英镑诉讼费。 |
| The UK will contribute 8,000 troops to the NATO operation. 英国将为北约的行动提供一支8000人的部队。 |
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| 2 | I/T to be a part of a group or an activity and help it to be successful （使）（在团体或活动中）出力，起作用 |
| contribute sth to sth Davis didn’ t really contribute much to the game in the second half. 在下半场比赛中，戴维斯并没有真正起多大作用。 |
| have a lot/much/nothing to contribute He felt he had nothing to contribute to the discussion. 他感到自己对这项讨论没有什么可说的。 |
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| 3 | I to be one of the things that help to make something happen 有助于；促成 |
| +to The scandal certainly contributed to their defeat at the last election. 丑闻当然也部分地导致了他们在上次选举中的失败。 |
| contributing factor (=one of the things that causes something) Speed is a contributing factor in many road accidents. 促成因素 |
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| 4 | I/T to write stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine 投（稿）；撰（稿） |
| contribute sth to sth She continued to contribute articles to sports magazines. 她继续为体育杂志撰稿。 |
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