1. (为…)做贡献
    If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.

contribute的反义词

    e.g. The three sons also contribute to the family business...
           这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。
    e.g. I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world...
           我相信我们每一个人都能够对世界的未来有所贡献。

2. 捐献;捐助;援助
    To contribute money or resources to something means to give money or resources to help pay for something or to help achieve a particular purpose.

contribute的近义词

    e.g. The US is contributing $4 billion in loans, credits and grants...
           美国将提供40亿美元的信贷和赠款。
    e.g. They say they would like to contribute more to charity, but money is tight this year...
           他们说他们很想捐献更多的钱支持慈善事业，但是今年的钱非常紧张。

3. 促成;促使；是导致…的原因之一
    If something contributes to an event or situation, it is one of the causes of it.

    e.g. The report says design faults in both the vessels contributed to the tragedy...
           报告说两艘船存在的设计缺陷也促成了这场悲剧的发生。
    e.g. Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor.
           来自人的和机械方面的压力可能也是一个因素。

4. (为报刊、书籍等)撰稿
    If you contribute to a magazine, newspaper, or book, you write things that are published in it.

contribute

    e.g. I was asked to contribute to a newspaper article making predictions for the new year...
           我受邀为报纸撰写一篇文章，对新的一年进行预测。
    e.g. Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.
           弗兰克·德福特是杂志《名利场》的特约编辑。