動(dòng)詞 contribute:

1. bestow a quality on
   同義詞：lend, impart, bestow, add, bring
2. contribute to some cause
   同義詞：give, chip in, kick in
3. be conducive to
   同義詞：lead, conduce
4. provide
   同義詞：put up

1. Would it be presumptuous of me to ask you to contribute?
   可否冒昧請(qǐng)求你出一份力?
2. It was generous of her to contribute such a large sum.
   她很大方，捐助了這么大筆錢(qián)。
3. She asked him to contribute a biweekly article on European affairs.
   她約他每?jī)芍軐?xiě)一篇有關(guān)歐洲情況的文稿。
4. Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness.
   誠(chéng)實(shí)加苦干有助于成功和幸福。
5. Each worker contributed one dollar to the Red Cross.
   每個(gè)工人都向紅十字會(huì)捐獻(xiàn)了一美元。

con.trib.ute

v.（動(dòng)詞）
con.trib.ut.ed,con.trib.ut.ing,con.trib.utes
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To give or supply in common with others; give to a common fund or for a common purpose.
捐資：與他人一起捐出或提供；為公共基金或共同目的捐獻(xiàn)
To submit for publication:
投稿：把…送交出版：
例句：
contributed two stories to the summer issue.
投兩篇故事給夏季版

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To make a contribution:
作出捐款：
例句：
contributes to several charities.
捐助一些慈善團(tuán)體

To help bring about a result; act as a factor:
貢獻(xiàn)：為造成某一結(jié)果而作出貢獻(xiàn)；促成…的因素：
例句：
Exercise contributes to better health.
鍛煉能促成更強(qiáng)健的體魄

To submit material for publication.
投稿：投稿或撰稿以供出版

來(lái)源：
Latin contribuere contribôt- [to bring together]
拉丁語(yǔ) contribuere contribôt- [使…結(jié)合在一起]
com- [com-]
com- [前綴，表.和.]
tribuere [to grant] * see tribute
tribuere [授予] *參見(jiàn) tribute

【引伸】
contrib.utive
adj.（形容詞）
contrib.utively
adv.（副詞）
contrib.utiveness
n.（名詞）
contrib.utor
n.（名詞）