英语短语"make contributions to"的核心含义是“为……做出贡献;对……有贡献”,强调通过行动、努力或成果为某个目标、领域或对象带来积极影响。
该短语中,"to"是介词(而非不定式符号),因此后面必须接名词、代词或动名词(doing),不能直接接动词原形。
直接说明“贡献的对象”,如社会、事业、领域等。
Everyone should make contributions to society.(每个人都应该为社会做贡献。)
The team made valuable contributions to the project's success.(团队为项目的成功做出了宝贵贡献。)
强调“为做某事而贡献”,即贡献的具体行动或目的。
We need more people to make contributions to protecting the environment.(我们需要更多人为保护环境做贡献。)
She devotes her time to making contributions to helping homeless children.(她花时间为帮助流浪儿童做贡献。)
常与形容词(如great, significant, important, large, small等)搭配,或用"a/an"表示“一次/一种贡献”(单数形式"make a contribution to")。
Einstein made a great contribution to modern physics.(爱因斯坦为现代物理学做出了巨大贡献。)
The organization has made significant contributions to global health.(该组织为全球健康做出了重大贡献。)
现在时:He makes contributions to the company every year.(他每年都为公司做贡献。)
过去时:She made contributions to the charity last month.(她上个月为慈善机构做了贡献。)
完成时:They have made contributions to the community for decades.(他们几十年来一直为社区做贡献。)
被动语态:Great contributions have been made to education by this foundation.(该基金会为教育做出了巨大贡献。)
❌ 错误:He wants to make contributions to help the poor.(to后接动词原形)
✅ 正确:He wants to make contributions to helping the poor.(to是介词,接动名词)
可与"contribute to"互换(后者更简洁,强调“促成、有助于”,但核心含义一致):
His work contributes to scientific progress. = His work makes contributions to scientific progress.(他的工作为科学进步做出贡献。)
"make contributions to"是表达“贡献”的常用短语,关键要记住"to是介词",后接名词或动名词,且可通过形容词修饰强调贡献的程度。日常写作或口语中,用它来描述对社会、事业、他人的积极付出非常贴切。