contribute 除了有“To make a contribution:作出捐款”以及“To submit material for publication.投稿：投稿或撰稿以供出版”的意思外，另外一个最常用的用法是指：

“To help bring about a result; act as a factor:为造成某一结果而作出贡献；促成…的因素”

金山词霸里的例句是：

n       Exercise contributes to better health.锻炼能促成更强健的体魄

再在网上寻找几个句子，完全学会使用contribute to的用法。

1.        Dr. Gupta said that the Pope never fully recovered from that first attempt and that it contributed greatly to his current condition today.

2.         Defense attorney Patten says Diallo's actions contributed to his death.

3.         Over 70% of people who responded to an online poll think that Einstein's first wife contributed to his research.

4.         Napoleon's hemorrhoids[ht1]  contributed to his defeat at Waterloo.

 [ht1]Hemorrhoid

n.痔疮, 痔疾