词汇精选：focus的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

焦点；焦距

例句：

If the camera is not brought into focus, the photo will be blurred.

如果照相机焦点不对准，照片就会模糊。

例句：

The image goes out of focus.

这影像未对准焦距。

中心

例句：

The meeting house and land around it is the focus of Maori community life.

聚会所及其周围地带是毛利人村社会生活的中心。

例句：

Cosmetic surgery solely to improve appearance is not the main focus of plastic surgery.

仅仅为改善容貌的化妆性外科不是整形外科的主要重点。

清晰

例句：

Pictures should be in focus, with realistic colours and well composed groups.

照片应该图像清晰，颜色逼真，构图合理。

v.

（使）集中，（使）聚集 [I,T]

例句：

Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people in London.

今天我们将集中讨论伦敦无家可归者的问题。

例句：

Today he was able to focus his message exclusively on the economy.

今天他得以将主题全部集中在经济方面。

（使）聚焦；调节焦距 [I,T]

例句：

He found the binoculars and focused them on the boat.

他找到双筒望远镜，然后调焦对准那艘船看。

例句：

Magnetic coils focus the electron beams into fine spots.

磁线圈把电子束聚焦成微小的点。

二、词义辨析：

concentrate,focus

这两个动词均有“集中，聚集”之意。concentrate指把人或物集中在一起，也可指把精力或注意力集中于某一事物上。focus侧重指把光、热、射线等集中于一点，也可指把思想或精力等集中于某人或某事情上。

三、相关短语：

focus on

v.把焦点对准，集中注意…

四、参考例句：

Focus on the positive.

保持积极的心态。

Focus on that.

多想想这些吧。

Focus On The Positives.

往好处想。

Focus on One Thing.

一次只做一件事。

The image is in focus.

这影像在焦点上。

Focus on the big aspects.

从大处着眼。

The focus is on practicalities.

培训的重点在于实用性。

They focus on the present.

活在当下。

What you focus on expands.

你的关注点要放开些。

Focus on what you love.

专注于你的兴趣。