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