英语词汇“concentrate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

concentrateconcentrate1 /ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL verb

ETYMOLOGYconcentrate¹

Origin: 1600-1700 con- + Latin centrum center

VERB TABLE

concentrate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	concentrate
	he, she, it	concentrates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	concentrated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have concentrated
	he, she, it	has concentrated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had concentrated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will concentrate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have concentrated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am concentrating
	he, she, it	is concentrating
	you, we, they	are concentrating
Past	I, he, she, it	was concentrating
	you, we, they	were concentrating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been concentrating
	he, she, it	has been concentrating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been concentrating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be concentrating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been concentrating

1[intransitive] to think very carefully about something you are doing: Okay, I’ll stop talking so you can concentrate.concentrate on I can’t concentrate on my homework with all that noise.2[intransitive, transitive] to be present in large numbers or amounts in a particular place, or to put a large number of people and things in one place: Police are not saying where they are concentrating their activities.concentrate in/on/at etc. The radioactive particles tend to concentrate in the lungs.be concentrated in/on/at etc. New Zealand’s population is concentrated on the North Island.3[transitive] to make a substance or liquid stronger by removing most of the water from it OPP dilute4concentrate somebody’s/the mind formal if something concentrates the mind, it makes you think very clearly [Origin: 1600–1700 con- + Latin centrum center]concentrate on phrasal verb1concentrate on something to think about or work on a particular subject, group, etc., especially because you think it is more important than others: I concentrated on getting a better grade in biology.2concentrate something on something to spend your time, effort, thought, etc. considering or working on a particular subject, group, etc., especially because you think it is more important than others: The agency has concentrated its efforts on a new health education program.