contributor
noun
kənˈtrɪbjʊətə
noun
1
someone
who
gives
money,
help,
ideas
etc
to
something
that
a
lot
of
other
people
are
also
involved
in
捐款人; 捐助人; 作出贡献的人
campaign
contributors
竞选捐助人
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Dr
Win
was
a
major
contributor
to
the
research.
温博士是对此项研究作出了主要贡献的人。
2
someone
who
writes
a
story,
song,
speech
etc
that
forms
part
of
a
larger
work
such
as
a
newspaper,
book,
broadcast,
recording
etc
撰稿人; 投稿人
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a
regular
contributor
to
Time
magazine
《时代》杂志的定期投稿人
3
someone
or
something
that
helps
to
cause
something
to
happen
[正式] 导致某事的人 （事 ）; 起作用的人 （因素 ）
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Cars
are
still
one
of
the
principal
contributors
to
air
pollution.
汽车仍是空气污染的主要因素之一。