the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
a concentrated example of something;"the concentrate of contemporary despair"
Verb:
make denser, stronger, or purer;"concentrate juice"
direct one"s attention on something;"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
make central;"The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
make more concise;"condense the contents of a book into a summary"
draw together or meet in one common center;"These groups concentrate in the inner cities"
compress or concentrate;"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
be cooked until very little liquid is left;"The sauce should reduce to one cup"
cook until very little liquid is left;"The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
中英词源
concentrate 集中
con-, 强调。-center, 中心。
concentrate (v.)
1630s, "to bring or come to a common center," from concenter (1590s), from Italian concentrare, from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + centrum "center" (see center (n.)). Meaning "condense" is from 1680s. Sense of "mentally focus" is c. 1860. Related: Concentrated; concentrating.
