【focus音标】 英[ˈfəʊkəs] 美[ˈfoʊkəs]
【单词释义】 focus是什么意思：
vt.&vi.（使）集中，（使）聚集；调整（镜头，眼睛）焦点[焦距]以便看清
vt.调整（眼睛或者镜头的）焦距；集中（光束于）；聚焦，注视；集中注意力
n.焦点；影象的清晰度；（活动、注意力、兴趣等的）中心；[医]病灶，病症
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] focuses,foci [第三人称单数] focuses
[单词现在分词] focusing
[单词过去式] focused
[单词过去分词] focused
【focus形近词/近似词】
circus n.马戏，马戏团
mucus n. [U]粘液；黏液；鼻涕
locus n.所在地，地点；核心；色点；圆图
【单词例句】
◇ One day, when skimming through a newspaper, Tuan read a comment on Yuan Longpin. He underlined Yuan’s nationality and occupation, and then focused on his discovery and the statistics of his research.
一天，俊在浏览报纸的时候，读到一篇关于袁隆平的评论。他在袁的国籍和职业下面划了线，然后将焦点集中在他的发现和研究数据上。
---- A New Farming Way
◇ "Provided the music has a calm, regular beat, it can actually help us to stay calm, reducing our stress, slowing our heart rate, and moderating our pulse," says Dr. Spelman. "This makes it easier for us to focus on the task at hand rather than entering into 'flight or fight' mode, in which it can be very difficult to think clearly because of our elevated levels of adrenaline and cortisol."
斯佩尔曼博士表示：“如果背景音乐的节拍比较平静、有规律，它实际上可以帮助我们保持平静，减轻我们的压力，减缓我们的心跳，调节我们的脉搏。这使我们更容易专注于手头的任务，而不是进入‘逃跑或战斗’模式，在这种模式下，由于肾上腺素和皮质醇水平升高，我们会很难清晰地思考问题。”
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity
◇ In the UK, students go off to university (or uni) instead of college. The British version of college is typically a two-year program where students either focus on learning one particular skill set (much like a vocational school) or use the time to prepare for exams so that they can advance to university.
在英国，学生上大学用的词是university而非college。英国的college通常是两年制，学生专攻一项技能（和职业学校很相似）或为升入大学（university）的考试做准备。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?
◇ NASA officials also said opening the door to private enterprise gives the agency more room to focus on the Trump administration's goal of returning to the moon by 2024, which could be fueled in part by revenue generated from new commercial services and paying astronauts.
美国国家航空航天局的官员还表示，向私营企业敞开大门使其更有能力完成特朗普政府提出的美国2024年重返月球的计划，新的商业服务和太空旅行者方面的收入也可为实现这一计划提供部分资金来源。
---- NASA to open space station to private citizens
◇ The company would now focus developing leather and other material from "agri-food" industries, he said.
他说，香奈儿今后将专注于研发人造皮革和来自农产品行业的其他原材料。
---- Chanel ends use of exotic skins in its fashion range
◇ Focus on pulse points that are easy to reach: the insides of your wrists, the area around your temple, and your neck.
你可以从几个方便的脉搏点着手：手腕的内侧、太阳穴附近的区域还有颈部的区域。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ Your first meal of the day is what kick-starts your metabolism and replenishes blood-sugar levels so you can focus and be productive throughout the day. When blood sugar levels are low, DeFazio says, it's much harder to focus and you're more likely to feel tired, irritable, and impatient.
早餐开启了你一天的新陈代谢，补充了血糖水平，使你可以在一天中聚精会神，保持较高的工作效率。德法西奥说，当血糖水平很低时，人们很难集中注意力，更可能感到疲惫、易怒、没耐心。
---- Bad habits you should break
◇ Last year the Autonomy Institute made renewed calls for the implementation of a four-day week, saying it would help even out the unhealthy distribution of work and shift the focus to producing better work in a shorter time.
去年自治学会再次呼吁实施每周四天工作制，声称这将平衡不健康的工作分配，将重心转移到在更短时间内做出更好的业绩。
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ While everyone in China has benefited from phenomenal economic growth during the three decades, the success has not been uniform, Foster said. "People in coastal areas, entrepreneurs and people with better education have fared better. Now, China focuses on eliminating more extreme poverty. That's the right thing to do."
尽管每位中国人都从过去三十年的高速经济发展中获益，但这其中仍存在差异。福斯特说：“沿海地区的居民、企业家、和受教育程度更高的人获益更多。如今，中国集中力量消除更多的深度贫困。这样做非常正确。”
---- Eliminating poverty builds larger market
◇ Take the control away from your offender. Mentally replaying your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. "Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you," Luskin says.
摆脱别人对你的控制。摆脱不了心理上的痛楚，就会使伤害你的人得寸进尺。卢斯金说过：“一个人应该学会发现自己周围的真、善、美，而不应该仅仅盯着别人给你带来的伤害。”