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- contribution [,kɑntrɪ'bjuːʃən]
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1.
n
the act of contributing
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2.
n
something contributed, such as money or ideas
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3.
n
an article, story, etc, contributed to a newspaper or other publication
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4.
n
[insurance]
a portion of the total liability incumbent on each of two or more companies for a risk with respect to which all of them have issued policies
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5.
n
[archaic]
a levy, esp towards the cost of a war
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1.
n
the act of contributing
Examples
- 不可磨灭的贡献
- an everlasting contribution → 不可磨灭
- 她的功劳可不小啊!
- She has certainly made no small contribution! or She has rendered great service. → 功劳
- 中国应当对人类有更大的贡献。
- China ought to make a greater contribution to humanity. → 贡献
- 杰出贡献
- a brilliant contribution → 杰出
- 微末的贡献
- an insignificant contribution → 微末
- 他在地质学方面的贡献是无与伦比的。
- His contribution in the field of geology was unparalleled. → 无与伦比
- 做出应有的贡献
- make a due contribution → 应有
- 对有特殊贡献的，要给以重奖。
- Those who have made outstanding contribution should be amply rewarded. → 重奖
- 这是一台在二战期间立过功的发报机, 如今它“退休”到了博物馆。
- This transmitter made great contribution during the World War II, and now it has retired and rests in the museum. → 发报机
- 西藏公学为培养少数民族的人才做了巨大贡献。
- The public school in Tibet has made a great contribution to the education of minority groups. → 公学
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