LEARNit Dictionary
focus
verb
/ˈfəʊkəs/
UK
/ˈfəʊkəs/
US
A2
OPAL
OPAL
1
A2
to give attention, effort, etc. to one particular subject, situation or person rather than another
تمرکز کردن, متمرکز شدن
2
B2
to adapt or be changed so that things can be seen clearly; to change something so that you can see things clearly
تمرکز کردن, متمرکز کردن, تنظیم کردن, واضح کردن
It took a few moments for her eyes to focus in the dark.
Let your eyes focus on objects that are further away from you.
In this scene, the camera focuses on the actor's face.
‘Look at me,’ he says, focusing the camera.
He focused his blue eyes on her.
I quickly focused the camera on the children.
My gaze was focused elsewhere at the time.
3
to aim light onto a particular point using a lens
متمرکز کردن, تمرکز دادن
A laser focuses a beam of light.
She used her glasses to focus the sun's rays on the twigs and spark a fire.
4
to shine on somebody/something
تابیدن بر, تاباندن
Suddenly a spotlight focused on us.
noun
/ˈfəʊkəs/
UK
/ˈfəʊkəs/
US
A2
OPAL
OPAL
1
A2
the thing or person that people are most interested in; the act of paying special attention to something and making people interested in it
مرکز توجه, کانون توجه, محور تمرکز, نقطه توجه
2
B2
a point or distance at which the outline of an object is clearly seen by the eye or through a lens
کانون, نقطه فوکوس
Some parts of the photograph are out of focus
.
When I got glasses, suddenly the whole world came into focus.
The binoculars were not in focus
.
Her eyes lost focus and she fainted.
see also
soft focus
3
a point at which waves of light, sound, etc. meet after reflection or refraction; the point from which waves of light, sound, etc. seem to come
کانون, مرکز
4
the point at which an earthquake starts to happen
کانون, کانون زلزله, مبدا زلزله