concentrate
gb/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/ us/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1400
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Focus attention or mental effort
To give all your attention to one thing and not think about anything else.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to concentrate on [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'concentrate' with 'focus' but use the wrong preposition; the correct phrase is 'concentrate on', not 'concentrate at' or 'concentrate in'.
Συνώνυμα
focus (More common in everyday speech; often interchangeable.)
Αντώνυμα
distract (Means to take attention away from something.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
concentrate hard
|concentrate fully
|concentrate on work
|concentrate on studies
|concentrate better
Θέματα
daily life
|education
|work
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
Make a substance stronger
To make a liquid stronger by taking water out of it.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to concentrate [a liquid/substance]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'focus'; context usually makes the difference clear.
Συνώνυμα
condense (Focuses more on reducing volume rather than increasing strength.)
Αντώνυμα
dilute (Means to make a liquid weaker by adding more liquid, usually water.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
concentrate juice
|concentrate a solution
|concentrate flavor
Θέματα
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The factory concentrates orange juice for shipping.
- Boiling will concentrate the sauce's flavor.
- They concentrated the solution by evaporating the water.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- They concentrate fruit juice in the factory.
- Boiling will concentrate the soup.
- We can concentrate milk by removing water.
Ρήμα
B2
action
3
Bring together in one place
To put people or things close together in one place.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to concentrate [things/people] in [a place]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'focus' on an idea, but here it means physical gathering or grouping.
Συνώνυμα
gather (A more general and less formal term for bringing together.)
Αντώνυμα
disperse (Means to spread people or things apart over a larger area.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
concentrate troops
|concentrate resources
|concentrate efforts
Θέματα
geography
|military
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- They concentrate soldiers near the city.
- We must concentrate our work here.
- Shops are concentrated in the town center.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
4
Substance with reduced liquid content
A liquid that has had water removed to make it stronger.
Συνώνυμα
essence (Usually refers to flavoring substances, especially in cooking.)
Αντώνυμα
dilution (A weaker form of a liquid after adding more liquid.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
orange juice concentrate
|tomato paste concentrate
Θέματα
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I buy juice concentrate from the store.
- Add water to the concentrate to make juice.
- We use tomato concentrate for cooking.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
concentrate
IPA
GB/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
US/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
con - cen - trate (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: concentrate
- Plural: concentrate, concentrates
Verb
- Base: concentrate
- 3rd Person Singular: concentrates
- Present Participle: concentrating
- Past: concentrated
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
concentrate on
1/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
Focus attention on something specific
To give all your attention to something particular.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- This drink is made from frozen orange juice concentrate.
- They import orange juice concentrate from Brazil.