contribution
noun
ˌkɒntrɪəˈbjuːʃən
noun
1
something
that
you
give
or
do
in
order
to
help
something
be
successful
贡献
C
[+
to/towards
]
Einstein
was
awarded
the
Nobel
Prize
for
his
contribution
to
Quantum
Theory.
爱因斯坦因对量子论的贡献而获授诺贝尔奖。
The
school
sees
its
job
as
preparing
students
to
make
a
contribution
to
society.
这所学校认为它的责任是培养学生为社会作贡献。
significant/substantial/valuable
etc
contribution
Wolko
made
outstanding
contributions
to
children’s
medicine.
沃尔科为儿童医学作出了杰出的贡献。
2
an
amount
of
money
that
you
give
in
order
to
help
pay
for
something
捐款
C
a
campaign
contribution
竞选捐款
[+
of
]
A
contribution
of
£25
will
buy
15
books.
25 英镑的捐款可以购买 15 本书。
[+
to/towards
]
Contributions
to
charities
are
tax
deductible.
慈善捐款可以免税。
You
can
make
annual
contributions
of
up
to
$1000
in
education
savings
accounts.
你可以每年在教育储蓄账户里存入最多达 1000 美元的数额。
3
a
regular
payment
that
you
make
to
your
employer
or
to
the
government
to
pay
for
things
that
you
will
receive
when
you
are
no
longer
working,
for
example
health
care,
a
PENSION
etc
〔保险金、养老金等的〕定期缴款
C
income
tax
and
national
insurance
contributions
收入税和国家保险金的定期缴款
[+
to
]
Have
you
been
making
regular
contributions
to
a
pension
plan?
你有没有定期缴纳养老金？
4
a
piece
of
writing,
a
song,
a
speech
etc
that
forms
part
of
a
larger
work
such
as
a
newspaper,
book,
broadcast,
recording
etc
〔报纸、书、广播、录音等的〕稿件，文稿，作品
C
[+
from
]
a
magazine
with
contributions
from
well-known
travel
writers
有著名旅行作家撰稿的一本杂志
a
Christmas
album
featuring
contributions
from
Carly
Simon,
Amy
Grant,
and
others
由卡利．西蒙、埃米．格兰等人演唱的一张圣诞专辑
5
when
you
give
money,
time,
help
etc
捐献，捐助
U
All
the
money
has
been
raised
by
voluntary
contribution.
所有这些钱都是靠自愿捐献筹集的。