| 释义 |
Adjective: concentrated 'kónsun`treytid- Gathered together or made less diffuse
"their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore" - Of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
- Intensely focused
"her concentrated passion held them at bay" - (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- hard - Being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
- saturated
Verb: concentrate 'kónsun`treyt- Make denser, stronger, or purer
"concentrate juice" - Direct one's attention on something
- focus, center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], pore, rivet - Make central
- centralize, centralise [Brit] - Make more concise
- digest, condense, distill [N. Amer], distil [Brit] - Draw together or meet in one common centre
"These groups concentrate in the inner cities" - Compress or concentrate
- condense, contract - Be cooked until very little liquid is left
- boil down, reduce, decoct [archaic] - Cook until very little liquid is left
- reduce, boil down
See also: bunchy, compact, concentration, cumulous, exclusive, intense, single, supersaturated, thick, thickset, undiluted, undivided Type of: abbreviate, abridge, alter, cerebrate, change, change state, cogitate, contract, converge, cut, decrease, diminish, fall, foreshorten, lessen, minify, modify, reduce, shorten, think, turn Antonym: deconcentrate, distributed Encyclopedia: Concentrate |