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