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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·trib·u·tor /kənˈtrɪbjətə $ -ər/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] 1 GIVEsomeone who gives money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in 捐款人；捐助人；作出贡献的人 campaign contributors 竞选捐助人contributor to Dr Win was a major contributor to the research. 温博士是此项研究的主要贡献者。2 TCNWRITEsomeone who writes a story, song, speech etc that forms part of a larger work such as a newspaper, book, broadcast, recording etc 撰稿人；投稿人contributor to a regular contributor to ‘Time’ magazine 《时代》杂志的定期投稿人3 formalCAUSE someone or something that helps to cause something to happen 导致某事的人[事]；起作用的人[因素]；促成者[因素]contributor to Cars are still one of the principal contributors to air pollution. 汽车仍是空气污染的主要因素之一。Examples from the Corpus
contributor• Ten federal researchers were listed as contributors, but seven of them quickly disavowed any connection with it.• The letter went to 800 of Durenberger's campaign contributors.• Examiner contributor Bernard Gilbert is a writer and performer who acts carelessly in San Francisco.• There is no invested fund, only promises of how much future contributors will be prepared to pay.• Well over half of profit still came from overseas, and marine paint and powder coatings were narrowly the largest contributors.• The most obvious contributor was indeed the organization.• Thank you to all our contributors for being so prompt with all your articles.contributor to• Harris has been a major contributor to the Dodgers' success this season.• Carbon dioxide is the primary contributor to the greenhouse effect.• Cannon had been a regular contributor to the monthly Ohio Magazine.From Longman Business Dictionarycontributorcon‧trib‧u‧tor /kənˈtrɪbjətə-ər/ noun [countable] someone who makes CONTRIBUTIONsNearly half of contributors changed from one pension fund to another last year.con·trib·u·tor nounChineseSyllable
someone to a Business that gives etc something who money, ideas help, Corpus
contributor
con‧trib‧u‧tor AC /kənˈtrɪbjətə, kənˈtrɪbjʊtə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. someone who gives money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in:
campaign contributors
contributor to
Dr Win was a major contributor to the research.
2. someone who writes a story, song, speech etc that forms part of a larger work such as a newspaper, book, broadcast, recording etc
contributor to
a regular contributor to ‘Time’ magazine
3. formal someone or something that helps to cause something to happen
contributor to
Cars are still one of the principal contributors to air pollution.
con‧trib‧u‧tor AC /kənˈtrɪbjətə, kənˈtrɪbjʊtə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. someone who gives money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in: contributor to
2. someone who writes a story, song, speech etc that forms part of a larger work such as a newspaper, book, broadcast, recording etc
contributor to
3. formal someone or something that helps to cause something to happen
contributor to