concentrate
gb/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/ us/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 1400
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
A2
action
1
Focus attention or mental effort
To give all your attention to one thing and not think about anything else.
نمط الاستخدام:
to concentrate on [something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'concentrate' with 'focus' but use the wrong preposition; the correct phrase is 'concentrate on', not 'concentrate at' or 'concentrate in'.
مرادفات
focus (More common in everyday speech; often interchangeable.)
أضداد
distract (Means to take attention away from something.)
تراكيب شائعة
concentrate hard
|concentrate fully
|concentrate on work
|concentrate on studies
|concentrate better
مواضيع
daily life
|education
|work
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- I can't concentrate with all that noise outside.
- She needs to concentrate on her driving.
- He found it hard to concentrate after the long meeting.
- Please be quiet so I can concentrate on my homework.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I must concentrate on my homework.
- She cannot concentrate when the TV is on.
- He tries to concentrate in class.
- We need to concentrate during the test.
فعل
B1
action
2
Make a substance stronger
To make a liquid stronger by taking water out of it.
نمط الاستخدام:
to concentrate [a liquid/substance]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'focus'; context usually makes the difference clear.
مرادفات
condense (Focuses more on reducing volume rather than increasing strength.)
أضداد
dilute (Means to make a liquid weaker by adding more liquid, usually water.)
تراكيب شائعة
concentrate juice
|concentrate a solution
|concentrate flavor
مواضيع
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The factory concentrates orange juice for shipping.
- Boiling will concentrate the sauce's flavor.
- They concentrated the solution by evaporating the water.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- They concentrate fruit juice in the factory.
- Boiling will concentrate the soup.
- We can concentrate milk by removing water.
فعل
B2
action
3
Bring together in one place
To put people or things close together in one place.
نمط الاستخدام:
to concentrate [things/people] in [a place]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'focus' on an idea, but here it means physical gathering or grouping.
مرادفات
gather (A more general and less formal term for bringing together.)
أضداد
disperse (Means to spread people or things apart over a larger area.)
تراكيب شائعة
concentrate troops
|concentrate resources
|concentrate efforts
مواضيع
geography
|military
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The army concentrated its forces near the border.
- We should concentrate our efforts on this project.
- Factories are concentrated in the city's industrial zone.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- They concentrate soldiers near the city.
- We must concentrate our work here.
- Shops are concentrated in the town center.
اسم
B1
entity
4
Substance with reduced liquid content
A liquid that has had water removed to make it stronger.
مرادفات
essence (Usually refers to flavoring substances, especially in cooking.)
أضداد
dilution (A weaker form of a liquid after adding more liquid.)
تراكيب شائعة
orange juice concentrate
|tomato paste concentrate
مواضيع
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The recipe calls for frozen orange juice concentrate.
- We added water to the concentrate before drinking it.
- This paint is made from a natural dye concentrate.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I buy juice concentrate from the store.
- Add water to the concentrate to make juice.
- We use tomato concentrate for cooking.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
concentrate
IPA
GB/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
US/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
المقاطع والنبر
con - cen - trate (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: concentrate
- Plural: concentrate, concentrates
Verb
- Base: concentrate
- 3rd Person Singular: concentrates
- Present Participle: concentrating
- Past: concentrated
عيلة الكلمة
تعبيرات
concentrate on
1/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
Focus attention on something specific
To give all your attention to something particular.
أمثلة
- You need to concentrate on finishing your assignment.
- He is concentrating on learning Spanish right now.
concentrate one's efforts
1/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt wˈʌnz ˈɛfɚts/
fixed phrase
Focus energy on one goal
To put all your energy into doing one thing.
أمثلة
- We should concentrate our efforts on improving customer service.
- They are concentrating their efforts on finding new investors.
orange juice concentrate
1/ˈɔɹɪnd͡ʒ d͡ʒˈus kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
fixed phrase
Orange juice with water removed
Orange juice that has had most of its water taken out so it is strong and easy to store.
أمثلة
- This drink is made from frozen orange juice concentrate.
- They import orange juice concentrate from Brazil.