vt.捐助；投稿
vi.投稿；貢獻(xiàn)；是原因之一
It was generous of her to contribute such a large sum. 她很大方，捐助了這么大筆錢。
She asked him to contribute a biweekly article on European affairs. 她讓他每兩周寫一篇有關(guān)歐洲情況的文章。
用作不及物動(dòng)詞 (vi.)It is an honour to be invited to contribute to your magazine. 應(yīng)邀向貴雜志投稿是一個(gè)榮譽(yù)。
Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness. 誠實(shí)加苦干有助于成功和幸福。
Henry, whose goal in life was to contribute towards the happiness of others, died a hero. Henry英勇獻(xiàn)身，他的生活目標(biāo)是為他人的幸福作貢獻(xiàn)。
The first is to cut back on treats and snacks. These are generally high in calories and may contribute to weight gain. 首先,就是減少小零食。這些零食一般都含有很高的熱量,很容易引起狗狗的發(fā)胖;
contribute可表示“捐贈(zèng),捐獻(xiàn)”“促成,組成…的一部分”,還可作“貢獻(xiàn)(意見、建議等)”解,有時(shí)可指“投稿”。作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),其后常加介詞to。
contribute還可作“有助于,促使(發(fā)生某情況)”解,主語一般是事物。
