contribute
音标：
英音/ kənˈtrɪbjuːt / 美音/ kənˈtrɪbjuːt /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
The prime minister said the move would help young people to learn “real world skills, do new things and contribute to their community and our country”.
总理表示，此举将帮助年轻人学习“现实世界的技能，做新事物并为他们的社区和我们的国家做出贡献”。
—BBC
In Spain’s Balearic Islands – which include Majorca – pent-up demand post pandemic has contributed to rents rising to such an extent that locals say they are being priced out of living in their own home towns.
在西班牙的巴利阿里群岛（包括马略卡岛），大流行后被压抑的需求导致租金上涨，以至于当地人表示，他们无法在自己的家乡生活。
—BBC
Brahmin women speak of uniting Brahmins and the Hindu community to contribute “to the building of the Hindu nation”.
婆罗门妇女谈到团结婆罗门和印度教社区“为印度教国家的建设”做出贡献。
—BBC
基本释意：
verb
provide
捐赠，捐助；（为……）做贡献；促成，是……的原因之一；撰稿，投稿；发表意见，提议
同义词：
put up,chip in,give,kick in,add,bestow,bring,impart,lend,conduce,lead
短释义：
Contribute comes from a Latin word that means “to bring together, add, or unite.” When you contribute to a cause, you are adding to what other people have kicked in, which makes the effort complete. You can contribute your singing talent to a traveling a cappella group; you can contribute money or time to save rhinoceroses; you can contribute cupcakes to the gymnastics team bake sale; or you can even contribute ideas on healthcare reform to a Washington think tank.
贡献一些东西就是提供整体的一部分。当你的公司举办一年一度的垒球比赛和聚餐野餐时，你可能会被要求提供一道菜，比如你著名的通心粉沙拉。
长释义：
Contribute comes from a Latin word that means “to bring together, add, or unite.” When you contribute to a cause, you are adding to what other people have kicked in, which makes the effort complete. You can contribute your singing talent to a traveling a cappella group; you can contribute money or time to save rhinoceroses; you can contribute cupcakes to the gymnastics team bake sale; or you can even contribute ideas on healthcare reform to a Washington think tank.
贡献来自拉丁词，意思是“聚集、添加或联合”。当你为一项事业做出贡献时，你就是在为其他人的贡献做出贡献，从而使这项努力变得完整。你可以为巡回无伴奏合唱团贡献你的歌唱才华；你可以贡献金钱或时间来拯救犀牛；您可以为体操队烘焙义卖捐赠纸杯蛋糕；或者您甚至可以向华盛顿智库贡献有关医疗改革的想法。
文学例句：
I promised to contribute a water-colour drawing: this put her at once into good humour.
我答应贡献一幅水彩画：这让她立刻心情愉悦。
—Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The chamber of commerce is also sponsoring a quilt competition with a grand prize of five hundred dollars contributed by local businesses.
商会还赞助了一场被子比赛，由当地企业捐赠五百美元的大奖。
—Hope Springs by Jaime Berry
“We would have liked to contribute more, but if you let me do the hot magnet, I won’t tell on you.”
“我们本来希望贡献更多，但如果你让我做热磁铁，我不会告发你。”
—The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller
词源：
contribute (v.)1520s, “to give or grant in common with others,” from Latin contributus, past participle of contribuere “to bring together, add, unite, collect, contribute” from assimilated form of com “with, together” (see con-) + tribuere “to allot, pay” (see tribute). Figurative sense is from 1630s. Related: Contributed; contributing.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
贡献（v.）1520s，“与他人共同给予或授予”，来自拉丁语contributus，contribuere的过去分词“聚集在一起，添加，团结，收集，贡献”来自com的同化形式“与，一起”（参见 con-) + tribuere “分配，支付”（参见贡品）。比喻意义是从1630年代开始的。相关：贡献；贡献。相关条目及更多
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