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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1918 COCA: 688

focus

verb
 OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈfəʊkəs/
/ˈfəʊkəs/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they focus
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/ˈfəʊkəs/
he / she / it focuses
/ˈfəʊkəsɪz/
/ˈfəʊkəsɪz/
he / she / it focusses
/ˈfəʊkəsɪz/
/ˈfəʊkəsɪz/
past simple focused
/ˈfəʊkəst/
/ˈfəʊkəst/
past participle focused
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past simple focussed
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past participle focussed
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-ing form focusing
/ˈfəʊkəsɪŋ/
/ˈfəʊkəsɪŋ/
-ing form focussing
/ˈfəʊkəsɪŋ/
/ˈfəʊkəsɪŋ/
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  1.  
     [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 Examples
    • Come 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
    • …
    verb + focus
    • need to
    • try to
    • decide to
    • …
    preposition
    • on
    • upon
    phrases
    • highly focused
    • tightly focused
    • narrowly focused
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     [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 Examples
    • She 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
    • …
    verb + focus
    • try to
    preposition
    • on
    • upon
    See full entry
  3. [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。
  4. [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。
    5. Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a term in geometry and physics): from Latin, literally ‘domestic hearth’.

focus

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈfəʊkəs/
/ˈfəʊkəs/
(plural focuses, foci
/ˈfəʊsaɪ/, /ˈfəʊkaɪ/
/ˈfəʊsaɪ/, /ˈfəʊkaɪ/
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  1.  
     [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the thing or person that people are most interested in; the act of paying special attention to something and making people interested in it中心点（指人或事物）；关注；引起关注
    • focus of something It was the main focus of attention at the meeting.这是会议上关注的主要焦点。
    • The primary focus of the book is practical teaching techniques.这本书的主要重点是实用的教学技巧。
    • He decided to make colour the central focus of his work.他决定把色彩作为作品的中心焦点。
    • focus for something His comments provided a focus for debate.他的评论提供了辩论的重点。
    • focus on something We shall maintain our focus on the needs of the customer.我们将继续重点关注顾客的需要。
    • In today's lecture the focus will be on tax structures within the European Union.今天讲课的重点是欧洲联盟内部的税制结构。
    • The incident brought the problem of violence in schools into sharp focus.这次事件使校园暴力成为焦点问题。
    • The film loses focus near the end.这部电影在接近结尾时失去了焦点。
    • He began to shift his focus towards writing for the theatre.他开始将注意力转向为剧院写作。
    • What we need now is a change of focus (= to look at things in a different way).我们现在需要的是改变对事物的看法。
    Extra Examples
    • The article does not seem to have any clear focus.这篇文章似乎没有什么明确的重点。
    • Cities have always acted as the principal focus of political life.城市总是担当着政治生活的主要焦点。
    • His research interest is the environment, with a focus on the economics of climate change. 他的研究兴趣是环境，重点是气候变化经济学。
    • Let's take the focus off her personal life and look at what she's achieved.让我们把注意力从她的个人生活上移开，看看她取得了什么成就。
    • I found the focus of the debate too narrow.我发现这个辩论的中心过于狭隘。
    • A narrow focus on profits neglects the human angle.狭隘地关注利润忽略了人性的角度。
    • In her new book, she broadens her focus to include the entire history of Ireland.在她的新书中，她拓宽了自己的视野，将爱尔兰的整个历史都包括在内。
    • I've directed my focus towards developing my skills.我已经把我的重点放在发展我的技能上了。
    • Our primary focus this term will be on group work.这学期我们的重点是小组学习活动。
    • The company's main focus is cheese.公司的主要重点是奶酪。
    • The film maintains an intense focus on the two central characters.这部电影保持了对两个中心人物的强烈关注。
    • She became a focus for all his anger.她成了他全部怒气的倾泻对象。
    • The focus has now shifted towards the problem of long-term unemployment.现在，焦点已转移到了长期失业的问题上。
    • The legal team tried to switch the focus onto the victim.法律小组试图将焦点转移到受害者身上。
    • The problem with your plan is that it doesn't have a clear focus.你的计划存在的问题是没有一个明确的中心。
    • The question of compensation comes into focus.赔偿问题成了焦点。
    • The restructuring is designed to give a sharper focus on key markets.重组旨在更加注重发展各主要市场。
    • We've lost focus on the real objective: to save lives.我们已经失去了对真正目标的关注:拯救生命。
    • The story loses focus a bit at the end.这个故事在结尾有点跑题了。
    • He was restless and lacked focus.他焦躁不安，注意力不集中。
    • We need to bring some discipline and focus to our efforts.我们需要给我们的努力带来一些纪律和重点。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • central
    • main
    • major
    • …
    verb + focus
    • act as
    • become
    • remain
    • …
    focus + verb
    • be on somebody/​something
    • remain on somebody/​something
    • shift
    • …
    preposition
    • focus for
    • focus of
    • focus on
    • …
    phrases
    • a change of focus
    • a shift of focus
    • the focus of attention
    • …
    See full entry
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     [uncountable] a point or distance at which the outline of an object is clearly seen by the eye or through a lens（眼睛或镜头的）焦距，调焦
    • out of focus Some parts of the photograph are out of focus (= blurred rather than clearly seen).照片的某些部分模糊不清。
    • into focus When I got glasses, suddenly the whole world came into focus.我一戴上眼镜，整个世界忽然变得很清晰。
    • in focus The binoculars were not in focus (= were not showing things clearly).这副双筒望远镜的焦距不对。
    • Her eyes lost focus and she fainted.她的眼睛失去了焦点，她晕倒了。
    Extra Examples
    • His photographs are badly out of focus.他的照片严重失焦。
    • The figure in the film comes in and out of focus.影片中的人物时隐时现。
    • He deliberately let his eyes go out of focus.他故意让眼睛失去焦点。
    • If you look at it for a while the image comes into focus.如果你看一会儿，图像就会变得清晰。
    • Suddenly her face snaps into focus.突然，她的脸变得清晰起来。
    • They're not very good photos, but at least they're in focus.它们不是很好的照片，但至少它们是对焦的。
    • Try to get their faces in focus.努力让他们的脸聚焦。
    • If you set the image to full screen you sometimes lose the focus.如果将图像设置为全屏，有时会失去焦点。
    • He explains how to set up the camera and how to adjust the focus.他解释了如何设置相机以及如何调整焦距。
    see also soft focus
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sharp
    • soft
    verb + focus
    • come into
    preposition
    • in focus
    • out of focus
    See full entry
  3. (also focal point)
     [countable] (physics物理) a point at which waves of light, sound, etc. meet after reflection or refraction; the point from which waves of light, sound, etc. seem to come（光、声等的）焦点，中心点，源
  4. [countable] (geology地质学) the point at which an earthquake starts to happen（地震的）震源Topics The environmentc2
    5. Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a term in geometry and physics): from Latin, literally ‘domestic hearth’.

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