contribute
verb
kənˈtrɪbjuːt
verb
1
to
give
money,
help,
ideas
etc
to
something
that
a
lot
of
other
people
are
also
involved
in
捐献，捐助，捐赠
I,T
[+
to/towards
]
City
employees
cannot
contribute
to
political
campaigns.
市政府雇员不得捐助政治宣传活动。
contribute
sth
to/towards
sth
The
volunteers
contribute
their
own
time
to
the
project.
志愿者把自己的时间花在这个计划上。
2
to
help
to
make
something
happen
促成，造成〔某事发生〕
I
Stress
is
a
contributing
factor
in
many
illnesses.
压力是许多疾病的致病因素。
[+
to
]
Alcohol
contributes
to
100,000
deaths
a
year
in
the
US.
在美国，酒精每年造成 10 万人死亡。
contribute
substantially/significantly/greatly
etc
to
sth
Enya’s
success
has
contributed
substantially
to
the
current
interest
in
Celtic
music.
恩雅的成功极大地引发了时下人们对凯尔特音乐的兴趣。
3
to
write
articles,
stories,
poems
etc
for
a
newspaper
or
magazine
〔给报纸、杂志〕撰稿; 投稿;
I,T
[+
to
]
one
of
several
authors
contributing
to
the
book
为本书撰稿的几名作者之一