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