| 词组 | concentrate |
| 释义 | concentrate AC /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ verb 1. to think very carefully about something that you are doingadverbsconcentrate hard/intensely I concentrated hard on what he was telling me.concentrate fully/totally He closed his eyes so he could concentrate fully.concentrate only on sth Try to concentrate only on the music, and not on the words.prepositionsconcentrate on sth It’s difficult to concentrate on one thing for longer than an hour.verbstry to concentrate Please can you be quiet – I’m trying to concentrate.phrasesfind it difficult to concentrate I find it difficult to concentrate if I sit by the window.find it impossible to concentrate She finds it impossible to concentrate when people are talking.be unable to concentrate If the radio is on, I’m completely unable to concentrate.2. to give most of your attention or effort to one thingnounsconcentrate your efforts Tackle one problem at a time, so you can concentrate your efforts.concentrate your attention I tried to concentrate my attention on what the teacher was saying.concentrate your energy She decided to continue to concentrate her energies on what she knew best.concentrate resources We identify the areas of greatest need so we know where to concentrate resources.concentrate your mind It took a lot of effort to concentrate his mind that morning.adverbsconcentrate solely/exclusively on sth (=only on it) In future the company will concentrate exclusively on the luxury market.concentrate mainly/primarily on sth To begin with, we concentrated mainly on short-term objectives.prepositionsconcentrate your efforts/attention/energies etc on sth It would be better to concentrate your thoughts on your immediate problems. |
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