Word · Frequency #1918
focusses
集中；专注
focusses is the third person singular of focus (irregular).
To direct one's attention, effort, or energy to a particular thing; to concentrate.
- 1.
To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
使(光线等)聚焦于一点
- 2.
To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
调整(透镜或光学仪器)以对焦
- 3.
To adjust itself or be adjusted such that light from a scene converges appropriately to create a clear image.
自行调整对焦
- 4.
To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.
将注意力、精力集中于特定的受众或任务
- 5.
To concentrate one’s attention.
集中注意力
- 6.
To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.
将注意力集中在某事上；作为兴趣、关注等的中心点
- 7.
To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.
将输入焦点转移到(视觉元素)上,使其接收后续输入
- 8.
To aggregate figures of accounts.
汇总账户数据
聚焦；对焦；聚焦；使获得焦点；汇总；合计；使(光线等)聚焦于一点；调整(透镜或光学仪器)以对焦
In use
She focuses on her goals every day.
The students are focusing on the lecture.
I focused all my energy on finishing the project.
focus on sth
集中注意力于某事物。
She needs to focus on her studies.
她需要专注于学习。
focus sth on sth
及物用法，使某物聚焦于某处。
He focused the camera on the flower.
他把相机对准那朵花。
focus (intransitive)
不及物用法，无需宾语。
I can't focus today.
我今天无法集中注意力。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- focus on
- 专注于；集中注意力于
- Please focus on the main question.请把注意力集中在主要问题上。
- focus attention on
- 把注意力集中在
- The article focuses attention on the dangers of smoking.这篇文章把注意力集中在吸烟的危害上。
- focus mainly on
- 主要涉及；主要专注于
- The talk will focus mainly on climate change.这次演讲将主要涉及气候变化。
- focus on the positive
- 关注积极的一面
- Try to focus on the positive rather than the negative.尽量关注积极的一面，而不是消极的一面。
- focus the camera
- 给相机对焦
- He focused the camera on the distant mountains.他把相机对焦在远处的群山上。
- focus on what matters
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：“佛”(fo)前的烛光被“克”(cus)住，光线聚成一点，杂念消散——focus即聚焦、专注。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学习或工作场合、日常对话 作动词表示“集中（注意力或精力）”时，通常属于中性用法，在口语和书面语中都较常见；具体正式程度多取决于搭配和语境。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时后接宾语，作不及物动词时后接介词on。
Pronunciation & Spelling
locus 和 crocus 与 focus 押韵（-ocus /oʊkəs/）。circus、caucus 拼写含 -cus，但读音分别是 /ˈsɜːrkəs/、/ˈkɔːkəs/，与 focus 不同；bogus、bonus 以 /boʊ-/ 开头，但不押韵。
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 4，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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