Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1483
contribute
贡献；提供
To give something that becomes part of a larger whole
- 1.
To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
给予某物,使其成为更大整体的一部分。
给予某物,使其成为更大整体的一部分。；有助于；捐助；投稿；出力
In use
She decided to contribute her time to the local animal shelter.
Many people contribute money to charity every year.
Each team member was asked to contribute ideas for the project.
contribute to sth
Hard work contributed to her success.
努力工作为她的成功做出了贡献。
contribute sth
She contributed a large sum of money.
她捐助了一大笔钱。
contribute sth to sth
He contributed his expertise to the project.
他把自己的专业知识贡献给了这个项目。
Verb forms
base contribute · third person contributes · -ing contributing · past contributed · past participle contributed
规则动词
Common mistakes
He contributed for the project.He contributed to the project.
动词 contribute 后应接介词 to，而非 for。
She contributed to improve the system.She contributed to improving the system.
contribute to 后接动名词或名词，不应直接接动词原形。
Connections
Collocations
- contribute to
- 有助于；为…做贡献
- Regular exercise contributes to good health.经常锻炼有助于健康。
- contribute money
- 捐款
- Many people contributed money to the disaster relief fund.许多人向救灾基金捐了款。
- contribute ideas
- 出主意；贡献想法
- Everyone was encouraged to contribute ideas during the meeting.会议期间，每个人都被鼓励贡献想法。
- contribute to society
- 为社会做贡献
- Volunteering is a great way to contribute to society.志愿服务是为社会做贡献的好方法。
- contribute substantially
- 做出重大贡献
- Her research contributed substantially to the field of medicine.她的研究对医学领域做出了重大贡献。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“con”（一起）和“tribute”（贡品），大家共同贡献。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：charity donations、community projects、fundraising events 这个意义常用于捐款、贡献时间或资源，在正式和非正式场合都可以使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -tribute share the same /-trɪbjuːt/ sound, but note stress: 'contribute', 'distribute', 'attribute' (verb) have second-syllable stress, while 'tribute' has first-syllable stress.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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