Concentrate
[ 'kɑnsn'tret ]
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vt.& vi. 專心于;注意;集中;聚集;
vt. 濃縮，（使）濃縮;[采礦]汰選;選礦，精選，富集;
vi. 凝縮，濃縮，提純;
n. 濃縮物;
adj. 集中起來的，經過濃縮的;
?? 詞根助記
con共同+centr中心+ate動詞后綴→集中；濃縮
?? 例句
Our population is concentrated in the big cities.
我國人口集中在大城市里。
concentrate troops at a strategic point
集中兵力于戰略重點
He would try to concentrate.
他強打起精神。
concentrate (=keep) one's mind on
集中思想于
She couldn't concentrate on a book very long.
她不能長時間專心讀一本書。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ con-前綴“共同”,centr-center中心,ate-吃:共同吃到中心,表示動作集中
※ concent-concert音樂會,r-拼音“人”,ate-吃:一個巨人把聽音樂會的人集中起來吃掉了
※ con-can能,ce-拼音“廁”,n-似“門”,tr-拼音“土人”,ate-吃:能將土人集中在廁所門口吃東西
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con-表示“共同”
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concentrate
v
1
(a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (on sth/doing sth) focus (one's attention, effort, etc) exclusively and intensely on sth, not thinking about other less important things 全神貫注, 精神集中, 專心致志（於某事物）
I can't concentrate (on my studies) with all that noise going on. 吵鬧聲不絕於耳, 我精神無法集中（於學習）.
We must concentrate our efforts on improving education. 我們必須致力於改進教育工作.
(b) [Ipr] ~ on sth do one particular thing and no other 做某件事（而不做其他事）
Having failed my French exams, I decided to concentrate on science subjects. 我因法語考試不及格而決心專攻理科.
This firm concentrates on the European market. 這公司把工作重點集中在歐洲市場.
2 [Ipr, Tn.pr]
come or bring together at one place 集合; 集中
Birds concentrate (in places) where food is abundant. 鳥聚集在食物豐盛的地方.
Troops are concentrating south of the river. 軍隊正向河的南邊集結.
The Government's plan is to concentrate new industries in areas of high unemployment. 政府的計劃是將新的工業集中於高失業區.
3 [Tn] increase the strength of (a solution) by reducing its volume (eg by boiling it) 濃縮.
4 (idm 習語) ,concentrate the/one's `mind make sb consider sth urgently and seriously 使某人急切地、 認真地考慮某事
The threat of going bankrupt is very unpleasant but it certainly concentrates the mind. 即將破產的威脅雖令人極煩惱, 但確也能逼迫人開動腦筋. concentrate, n [C, U]
substance or solution made by concentrating (concentrate 3) 經濃縮而制成的物質或溶液濃縮物; 濃縮液
an orange concentrate which you dilute with water 兌水飲用的濃縮橙汁.
?? 考研助記
con(共同)+centr(中心)+ate(動綴):共同使其為中心- 集中 專注 康生吹他(諧音):能 全神貫注 網友：yqy補充： con共同, centra = center中心: 共同向中心－集中
?? 擴展釋義
*['k?ns?ntreit]n. 濃縮, 精選vt. 集中, 專心vi. 集中, 專心【化】 濃縮; 加濃; 濃縮液【醫】 濃縮; 濃縮物; 集中相關詞組: concentrate one's attention on sth concentrate on one's work concentrate on
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I guess they must have inspected only part of the goods, but not the whole.
我猜想，他們檢查的只是部分貨物，而不是全部。
I don't feel up to going to work today.
我今天不舒服，不能上班。
Very well, I'll take it.
好吧，我就買這套。