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