音标：[,kɒntri'bju:ʃәn]
n. 捐助, 捐助之物, 贡献
【经】 贡献, 捐款, 补助品
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contribution的短语、例句：
contribution
n
~ (to/towards sth)
(a) [U] action of contributing 捐款; 捐助; 贡献; 促成; 投稿
the contribution of money to charity 慈善捐款.
(b) [C] thing contributed 捐赠物; 稿件
a small contribution (ie of money) to the collection 少量捐款
The editor is short of contributions (ie articles) for the May issue. 编辑缺少五月号刊物用的稿件.
(fig 比喻) The signing of such a treaty would be a major contribution towards (ie would help greatly to bring about) world peace. 签订这样一项条约, 是对世界和平的重大贡献.
contribution