* contribute 1
v. 捐贈，捐助
City employees cannot contribute to political campaigns.
市政府雇員不得捐助政治宣傳活動。
* contribute 2
v. 促成，造成(某事發生)
Stress is a contributing factor in many illnesses.
壓力是許多疾病的致病因素。
Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year in the US.
在美國，酒精每年造成 10 萬人死亡。
* contribution
n. 貢獻
Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to Quantum Theory.
愛因斯坦因對量子論的貢獻而獲授諾貝爾獎。

* tribute
n. 表示敬意或稱贊的行動，言語或禮物
floral tributes
獻禮的花
* attribute
v. 把……歸因于……
The fall in the number of deaths from heart disease is generally attributed to improvements in diet.
心臟病死亡人數的下降通常歸因于日常飲食的改善。
* distribute
v. 分發，分配，分類
Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees.
已經向難民分發了衣服和毯子。
* distribution
n. 分發，分配
the distribution of aid supplies
救濟物資的分發