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BNC: 1564 COCA: 2752

concentration

concentration /ˌkɑːnsənˈtreɪʃən/ noun
concentration
/ˌkɑːnsənˈtreɪʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of CONCENTRATION
[noncount] : the ability to give your attention or thought to a single object or activity : the ability to concentrate专心;专注
: the act of giving your attention to a single object or activity注意;关注
[singular]
[noncount]
: a large amount of something in one place(某物的)集中,聚集
[count]
[noncount]
[count] : a large number of people in one place(人的)聚集,聚居
[count] : the amount of an ingredient in a mixture浓度;含量
BNC: 1564 COCA: 2752

concentration

noun

con·​cen·​tra·​tion ˌkän(t)-sən-ˈtrā-shən How to pronounce concentration (audio)
-ˌsen-
1
a
: the act or process of concentrating : the state of being concentrated
especially : direction of attention to a single object
All that noise is disturbing my concentration.
b
: an academic major or area of focus within a major
The student chose law as his concentration.
2
: a concentrated mass or thing
a concentration of wealth in the merchant class
3
: the amount of a component in a given area or volume
The ozone concentration in the lower stratosphere has declined.

Example Sentences

All that noise is disturbing my concentration. The job required her full concentration. When you're tired it's easy to lose your concentration. There was a concentration on ethics within the agency. There is a concentration of wealth in the cities. He objects to the concentration of power in the hands of a few rich men. See More
Recent Examples on the Web In Prince George's County, Maryland, where there's a high concentration of poverty, at least 8 percent of the public school district's teacher slots are vacant, more than twice as many as last year, according to the teachers union. Gabe Cohen, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Cook County is the largest concentration of American descendants of slaves left in America. Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 Noe-Hays said there is no necessary concentration of nutrients for urine to be used as fertilizer. Keely Larson, Ars Technica, 20 Aug. 2022 Up until now, the focus of festivals with regard to climate change has been extremely long-term, with a concentration on reducing energy use and waste and limiting an event’s carbon footprint. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Aug. 2022 Believed to shelter the largest concentration of petrified wood on the planet, Petrified Forest delivers scenic and scientific wonders in equal measures. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 In fact, Na+ is at a much higher concentration outside the membrane than inside. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce said the new jobs at the Dothan facility will permit APS to enhance the focus on its medical product line, with a concentration on human and animal health markets. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2022 Among its insights: • Even at the lowest concentration measurable in a lab, SARS-CoV-2 virus established a beachhead in the throats of just over half of the young, healthy subjects within two days. Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see concentrate entry 1

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of concentration was in 1606
BNC: 1564 COCA: 2752
concentration

noun¹

1giving all your attention/effort to sth專心;專注ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONCENTRATION | CONCENTRATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEdeep, great, intense高度專注absolute, total絕對/完全專心a look of total concentration on her face她聚精會神的樣子good專注poor不專注exclusive專心致志VERB + CONCENTRATIONdemand, need, require要求專注;需要集中注意力The game requires great concentration.這個遊戲要求注意力高度集中。lose不能集中注意力break, disturb干擾注意力Don's voice from outside broke my concentration.外面傳來唐的聲音,打斷了我的思路。CONCENTRATION + NOUNlapse (especially NAmE) 走神PREPOSITIONconcentration on集中於⋯的注意力his concentration on his writing他對寫作的專注PHRASESa lack of concentration注意力不集中a lapse in concentration, a lapse of concentration走神One momentary lapse in concentration could prove fatal.瞬間的注意力不集中都可能是致命的。powers of concentration專注力She has great powers of concentration for a child her age.就她這個年齡的孩子而言,她的專注力極強。
concentration

noun²

2large number/amount of sth in one place大量聚積ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONCENTRATION | CONCENTRATION + VERB ADJECTIVEelevated, great, heavy, high, large高密度;非常集中;高度集中The greatest concentration of traffic is downtown.交通最密集的地方是商業中心區。low低密度varying變化的密度calcium, glucose, oxygen, salt, etc.鈣的含量、葡萄糖的濃度、氧的含量、鹽的濃度等Evaporation gradually increases the salt concentration of the water.蒸發作用使水中鹽的濃度逐漸升高。geographical地理上的集中VERB + CONCENTRATIONincrease增加含量decrease, reduce降低濃度;減少含量calculate, determine, estimate計算/測定/估計濃度CONCENTRATION + VERBincrease, rise含量增加;濃度升高The concentration of nitrates in the drinking water has risen in recent years.近年來飲用水中硝酸鹽的濃度升高了。decrease, fall濃度下降/降低

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