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concentrate on

/kon-suhn-treyt/US // ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt //UK // (ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt) //

专注于,专心致志,专心于,专心致力于

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v.有主动词 verb
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    con·cen·trat·ed, con·cen·trat·ing.

    • : to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens.
    • : to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.: The nation's wealth had been concentrated in a few families.
    • : to intensify; make denser, stronger, or purer, especially by the removal or reduction of liquid: to concentrate fruit juice; to concentrate a sauce by boiling it down.
    • : Mining. to separate from rock, sand, etc., so as to improve the quality of the valuable portion.
v.无主动词 verb
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    con·cen·trat·ed, con·cen·trat·ing.

    • : to bring all efforts, faculties, activities, etc., to bear on one thing or activity: to concentrate on solving a problem.
    • : to come to or toward a common center; converge; collect: The population concentrated in one part of the city.
    • : to become more intense, stronger, or purer.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a concentrated form of something; a product of concentration: a juice concentrate.

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Examples

  • Scaling up sheep meant keeping more and feeding them in winter on bought in concentrate feeds.

  • If you drink from a flute, do so from a tulip-shape one to concentrate the notes, Simonetti-Bryan says.

  • He did suffer from ‘Black Dog’ [depression] as he called it and having something to concentrate on was therapeutic for him.

  • She struggled to concentrate on crossword puzzles and read books, so she just watched television.

  • In times of crisis, President Obama can be counted on to concentrate power in the White House.

  • The Guard will concentrate its resources on carrying out this limited mission.

  • He was trying hard to concentrate his mind upon the sweet and common things of life.

  • I dont know that I care for chess; I can not concentrate my attention as I could a year ago.

  • Hence the alternative has been to concentrate the "less eligibility" on the conditions of the pauper's mental life.

  • They were evidently desirous only of gaining time by negociation to assemble and concentrate their forces.

  • Citizens, by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.