focus
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they focus | |
| he / she / it focuses | |
| he / she / it focusses | |
| past simple focused | |
| past participle focused | |
| past simple focussed | |
| past participle focussed | |
| -ing form focusing | |
| -ing form focussing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to give attention, effort, etc. to one particular subject, situation or person rather than another 集中（注意力、精力等于） She was distracted and finding it hard to focus. 她心烦意乱，发现很难集中注意力。 - focus on/upon somebody/something
The discussion focused on three main issues. 讨论集中在三个主要问题上。 Each exercise focuses on a different grammar point. 每个练习各有不同的语法重点。 - focus + adv./prep.
He had artistic interests but his teachers encouraged him to focus elsewhere. 他对艺术感兴趣，但他的老师鼓励他把注意力转移到别处。 The essay seems too narrowly focused. 这篇文章似乎过于狭隘。 - focus something
Music and crafts can help focus small children's energies. 音乐和手工艺可以帮助小孩子集中精力。 - focus something on/upon somebody/something
The visit helped to focus world attention on the plight of the refugees. 这次访问促使全世界关注难民的困境。 - (figurative)
All eyes are focused on the presidential elections at the moment. 此刻所有的目光都集中在总统选举上。 - (figurative)
The event will focus the spotlight on younger athletes. 这项活动将把焦点集中在年轻运动员身上。 - focus something + adv./prep.
We need to decide where to focus our efforts. 我们需要决定我们努力的重点。
Extra ExamplesCome on, try to focus. 加油，努力集中注意力。 Children with ADHD suffer from an inability to focus and concentrate. 患有多动症的儿童无法集中注意力。 Degree courses have traditionally focused on the established great writers of the past. 学位课程的内容一直以来都集中于过去的知名作家。 They plan to divest declining businesses and focus on growth areas. 他们计划剥离衰落的业务，专注于增长领域。 You might choose to focus on a particular aspect of the nineteenth century. 你可能会选择关注十九世纪的某个特定方面。 Meetings focused on the development of the curriculum. 会议侧重于课程的开发。 He inevitably focused on his own concerns, with only a passing query about Jeff. 不可避免地，他的注意力在他自己关心的事上，对于杰夫就那么一问。 Much recent concern has been focused upon sea level rises. 最近很多人都在关注海平面上涨的问题。 The exhibition is focused primarily upon architecture. 展览主要集中在建筑上。 The exhibition primarily focuses upon architecture. 展览主要集中在建筑上。 Schools should not focus exclusively on exam results. 学校不应该只注重考试成绩。 The department undertakes highly focused research. 这个部门从事最专门的研究。 The study was criticized for being too narrowly focused. 这一研究因关注范围过于狭隘而遭到批评。 My own research is focused on classical traditions. 我自己的研究重点是古典传统。 We have focused our resources on developing new products. 我们把资源集中在开发新产品上。 Think of some questions that will help focus the discussion. 想出一些问题使讨论的主题更突出。 This should help focus your attention. 这应该有助于集中你的注意力。 I was finding it hard to focus my mind properly. 我发现很难好好地集中精神。 Perhaps your family is where you should focus your attention. 也许你的家庭是你应该集中注意力的地方。 Where do you really wish to focus your time and energy? 你到底想要把时间和精力放在什么地方？ Much of the debate was focused around the issue of inequality. 大部分辩论都集中在不平等问题上。 He made a promise to his father and is determined to live his entire life focused towards that goal. 他向父亲许下诺言，决心一生都朝着这个目标努力。 A hate crime is abuse focused towards a specific person or group on grounds of race, religion, etc. 仇恨犯罪是基于种族、宗教等原因针对特定个人或群体的虐待。 You need to focus closely on the matter at hand. 你需要密切关注手头的事情。 At the moment, aid agencies are focusing their efforts on women and children. 目前，援助机构正把精力集中在妇女和儿童身上。 The attention of the news media was firmly focused on the elections. 新闻媒体密切关注着选举。 Our activity is mainly focused on responding to emergencies. 我们的活动主要是应对紧急情况。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- especially
- heavily
- largely
- …
- need to
- try to
- decide to
- …
- on
- upon
- highly focused
- tightly focused
- narrowly focused
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- [intransitive, transitive]
(of your eyes, a camera, etc. 眼睛、摄影机等 to adapt or be changed so that things can be seen clearly; to change something so that you can see things clearly （使）调节焦距 It took a few moments for her eyes to focus in the dark. 过了一会儿她的眼睛才适应了黑暗。 - focus on somebody/something
Let your eyes focus on objects that are further away from you. 睁大眼睛看清楚离你较远的物体。 In this scene, the camera focuses on the actor's face. 在这个镜头中，摄影机对准演员的脸部。 - focus something
‘Look at me,’ he says, focusing the camera. “看着我，”他边说边对焦。 - focus something on somebody/something
He focused his blue eyes on her. 他那蓝色的眼睛注视着她。 I quickly focused the camera on the children. 我迅速把照相机的镜头对准孩子们。 - focus something + adv./prep.
My gaze was focused elsewhere at the time. 当时我的目光集中在别处。
Extra ExamplesShe blinked and tried to focus. 她眨了眨眼睛试图让自己看清楚。 The eye will automatically focus on the small group in the foreground. 视线会自动集中到最引人注目的那个小群体上。 She could feel his eyes focusing on her. 她能感觉到他的眼睛在盯着她。 She could feel his eyes focused on her. 她能感觉到他的目光聚焦在她身上。 He struggled to focus his eyes in the dimness. 他努力在昏暗中集中注意力。 A newborn baby cannot focus its eyes. 新生婴儿不能集中注意力。 My eyes are focused on the horizon. 我的眼睛聚焦在地平线上。 Ten TV cameras were focused on the stage. 十台电视摄像机聚焦在舞台上。 She likes to focus her camera on the unusual and the surreal. 她喜欢把镜头聚焦在不寻常和超现实的事物上。 So much of good film-making is just knowing where to focus your camera. 很多好的电影制作就是知道你的相机聚焦在哪里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- intently
- automatically
- …
- try to
- on
- upon
- [transitive]
to aim light onto a particular point using a lens 集中（光束于）；聚焦（于） - focus something
A laser focuses a beam of light. 激光聚焦一束光。 - focus something on something
She used her glasses to focus the sun's rays on the twigs and spark a fire. 她用眼镜把太阳光聚集到小树枝上生火。
- focus something
- [intransitive] focus on somebody/something
(of a light 光 to shine on somebody/something （地震的）震源 Suddenly a spotlight focused on us. 突然，聚光灯聚焦在我们身上。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a term in geometry and physics): from Latin, literally ‘domestic hearth’.