concentrate
翻譯
集中, 專心, 濃縮
例句
I can't concentrate with all that noise.
噪音那麼大,我無法集中精力。
Power is concentrated in the hands of a few.
權力集中在少數人手中。
You need to concentrate the sauce by boiling it.
你需要把醬汁煮濃一些。
文法模式
to concentrate on ((sth.)) 專注於(...) Please concentrate on your work.
to concentrate ((sth.)) in/at ((a place)) 將(...)集中在(某地) The troops were concentrated at the border.
to concentrate ((sth.)) 集中(...) The company decided to concentrate its resources.
近義詞
Synonyms: focus, pay attention, gather
詞源
源自拉丁語「con-」(一起)和「centrum」(中心)。原意是「匯集到一個共同的中心」。
記憶技巧
想像一下,把你所有的思緒「一起」帶到你思想的「中心」。