1. contribute vi.& vt.捐助,捐献,贡献;投稿
【例句】
1)He contributed to the church.他向教会捐款。
2) He often contributes to this newspaper.他经常向这家报社投稿。
3)Cigarette smoking is a major factor contributing to cancer.吸烟是导致癌症的主要因素。
[重点用法]
contribution. n. 捐献,贡献;投稿
contribute…to …向……捐献(投稿)
contribute to…促成,起作用,有助于
make a contribution to/towards向……捐赠;对…作出贡献
注意: 以上短语中to为介词;
[练习]用contribute的恰当形式或短语填空。
1) Ever yone is encouraged to ___________ _________the discussion.
2) Her work has ___________ ___________our understanding of this difficult subject.