focus

【发音】

美 /'fokəs/ 英 /'fəukəs/

【翻译】

1. v.聚焦；集中

   英释:to give special attention to one particular person or thing, or to make people do this

2. n. 焦点； 中心

   英释:the thing, person, situation etc that people pay special attention to

【记忆】

foc(看作for， 为了) ＋ us → 《焦点访谈》的口号是“为人民大众服务” → 焦点

【短语】

1. focus on : 集中于

2. focus of : ……的焦点

3. in focus : 清晰；焦点对准

4. focus in : 焦点；专注于…

5. out of focus : 焦点没对准的；模糊不清的

6. focus group : n. 焦点小组；典型群众

7. customer focus : 顾客导向

8. primary focus : 主焦点；优先考虑

9. focus point : 聚集点

10. shift the focus : 变换焦点

11. focus attention on : 集中精力于

12. bring into focus : 使变得清楚；对好焦距

13. focus media : 分众传媒控股有限公司

14. sharp focus : 锐聚焦

15. come into focus : ◎(某物)轮廓明显，清晰

16. depth of focus : 焦深；景深

17. ford focus : 福特福克斯（美国汽车公司）

18. prime focus : 主焦点

19. focus strategy : 集中化战略；焦点策略；集中战略

20. automatic focus : 自动调焦，自动对焦；电子调焦；自动聚焦

【例句】

1. His eyes were focussed straight ahead.

   他的双眼盯着正前方。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...has reorganised its medical staff into teams to focus on particular treatment areas; consultants...

2. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business...

3. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...assume that people consciously and rationally choose what and how much they eat and therefore focus on providing information and more access tohealthier foods...

4. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...why not focus on getting them to take pleasure in meaningful...

5. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 文本题)...Chinese parents tend to focus too much on children's study...

6. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 写作题)...giving your full attention to the speaker and making an effort to shift the focus of the conversation to the other person...

7. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...The second is that our higher education system is not designed to focus on the economic consequences of our students' years on campus...

8. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...while schools have started reminding medical　students to focus on patients instead of devices...

9. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business...

10. (2012.6 • CET4 • • 写作题)...it is more advisable to focus on the quality of goods than to decorate its appearance...

【同、近义词】

1. n.[光][数]焦点；中心；清晰；焦距

   center/hub/fairness/

2. vt.使集中；[光][摄]使聚焦

   centralize/

3. vi.集中；[光][摄]聚焦；调节焦距

   concentrate/band/

【同根词】

1. adj

   focal : 焦点的，在焦点上的；灶的，病灶的

2. n

   focalization : 集中焦点

3. vi

   focalize : 聚焦；限制于小区域

4. vt

   focalize : 使集中在一点上；调节…的焦距