concentrate
- v.集中(注意力);使…集中(或集合、聚集);(使)浓缩;聚精会神
- n.浓缩物
过去式： concentrated 现在分词： concentrating 过去分词： concentrated 第三人称单数： concentrates
con- 共同,一起 + centr 中心 + -ate 做,造成
concentrateverb
集中（注意力）；聚精会神
to give all your attention to sth and not think about anything else
I can't concentrate with all that noise going on.
吵闹声不绝于耳，我无法集中精神。
Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow (= it makes you think very clearly) .
没有什么比知道自己明天就可能会死去更能让人定下心来去思考种种问题的了。
I decided to concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere to live.
我决定全力以赴找个住的地方。
使…集中（或集合、聚集）
to bring sth together in one place
Power is largely concentrated in the hands of a small elite.
权力主要集中在少数精英人物的手里。
We need to concentrate resources on the most run-down areas.
我们需要把资源集中用于最衰败的地区。
Fighting was concentrated around the towns to the north.
战斗集中在北方诸城镇的周围进行。
（使）浓缩
to increase the strength of a substance by reducing its volume, for example by boiling it
集中时间做某事
to spend more time doing one particular thing than others
In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles's reign.
这一节课我将着重讲查理王朝的早期统治时期。
noun
C U浓缩物
a substance that is made stronger because water or other substances have been removed
mineral concentrates found at the bottom of rivers
在河底发现的精矿
jams made with fruit juice concentrate
用浓缩果汁做的果酱
concentrate
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VERB 全神贯注;集中（心思）
If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself...
是否能专心学习并取得一定成就要靠他自己。
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VERB 使集中;使汇集
If something is concentrated in an area, it is all there rather than being spread around.Italy's industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and north-eastern regions...
意大利的工业区集中在该国中北部和东北部地区。
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N-MASS 浓缩液;浓缩物
Concentrate is a liquid or substance from which water has been removed in order to make it stronger, or to make it easier to store....orange juice made from concentrate.
用浓缩橙汁冲兑的橙汁
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PHRASE 使清楚地思考
If you say that an unpleasant fact or situation concentrates someone's mind, you mean that it makes them think clearly, because they are aware of the serious consequences if they do not.A term in prison will concentrate his mind wonderfully.
一想到要被判刑，他的头脑就会变得非常清醒。
noun
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- a concentrated example of something
- the concentrate of contemporary despair
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- a concentrated form of a foodstuff;the bulk is reduced by removing water
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- the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
- Synonym: dressed ore
verb
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- cook until very little liquid is left
- The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
- Synonym: reduce boil down
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- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- The sauce should reduce to one cup
- Synonym: boil down reduce decoct
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- make denser, stronger, or purer
- concentrate juice
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- make more concise
- condense the contents of a book into a summary
- Synonym: digest condense
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- compress or concentrate
- Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
- Synonym: condense contract
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- make central
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- Synonym: centralize centralise
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- direct one's attention on something
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
- Synonym: focus center centre pore rivet
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- draw together or meet in one common center
- These groups concentrate in the inner cities
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He would do well to concentrate more on his work .
他最好还是更加集中精力在工作上。
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We need to concentrate on our core business .
我们需要集中在核心业务上。
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He made a concentrated effort to finish the work on time .
他全力以赴以按时完成这项工作。
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The article concentrates on the human angle of the story .
这篇文章集中讨论了故事中人的情感问题。
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I can 't concentrate with all that noise going on .
吵闹声不绝于耳，我无法集中精神。
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It is difficult to make oneself concentrate for long periods .
让自己长时间聚精会神是很困难的。
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Power is largely concentrated in the hands of a small elite .
权力主要集中在少数精英人物的手里。
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Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow .
没有什么比知道自己明天就可能会死去更能让人定下心来去思考种种问题的了。
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We need to concentrate resources on the most run-down areas .
我们需要把资源集中用于最衰败的地区。
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He is leaving the band to concentrate on his writing .
他要离开乐队去专职写作。
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Fighting was concentrated around the towns to the north .
战斗集中在北方诸城镇的周围进行。
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The study programme concentrates more on group work and places less reliance on lectures .
这个学习计划较注重小组活动而不倚重讲座。
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I decided to concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere to live .
我决定全力以赴找个住的地方。
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We need to concentrate on our target audience , namely women aged between 20 and 30 .
我们须针对我们的听众对象，即年龄在20到30岁之间的妇女。
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In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles 's reign .
这一节课我将着重讲查理王朝的早期统治时期。
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I couldn 't concentrate , presumably because I was so tired .
我的精神集中不起来，大概是太累了吧。
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After a brief excursion into drama , he concentrated on his main interest , which was poetry .
他短暂涉猎过戏剧之后便把全部精力投入到他的主要兴趣——诗歌中去了。
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She has been concentrating on her career .
她一直专心致志于她的本职工作。
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Critics have concentrated too much on the formal elements of her poetry , without really looking at what it is saying .
评论家过多地集中评论她诗歌的形式，而没有真正看其内容。
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Most development has been concentrated in and around cities .
土地开发主要集中在城市及周边地区。
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Water companies should concentrate on reducing waste instead of building new reservoirs
自来水公司应该集中精力减少水浪费，而不是修建新水库。
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At work you need to be able to concentrate
工作的时候必须要做到聚精会神。
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It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself
是否能专心学习并取得一定成就要靠他自己。
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The group plans to concentrate on six core businesses
该集团打算主营6种业务。
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In a brief statement , he concentrated entirely on international affairs
他作了一个简短的声明，集中阐述了在国际事务方面的立场。
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We must concentrate our energies on treating addiction first .
我们必须首先集中精力治疗毒瘾。
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Doctors are concentrating on understanding the disease better , and on optimizing the treatment
医生正致力于更好地了解这种疾病，并使治疗方法尽可能完善。
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The latter part of the debate concentrated on abortion .
后半部分的辩论集中在堕胎问题上。
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Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident .
她无法集中精力可能会导致事故。
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They will concentrate on teaching the basics of reading , writing and arithmetic
他们将集中教授阅读、写作和算术基础知识。
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