| 单词 | recombine |
| 释义 | recombine (once / 28828 pages) v To recombine is to mix or merge two or more things again. If you lose track of how much baking soda you've added to your cake batter, you might decide to start over and recombine the ingredients more carefully. A collage artist who explores similar themes in different works might tend to recombine the same images again and again. And a scientist studying chemical reactions might recombine chemicals dozens of times before reaching a conclusion. When you combine things, you merge them together. The Latin roots are com-, "together," and bini, "two by two." The re- prefix adds the sense of "again." WORD FAMILYrecombine: recombination, recombined, recombines, recombining+/combination: combinational, combinations, combinatorial/combinative: noncombinative/combine: combinable, combination, combinative, combinatory, combined, combines, combining, recombine/combined: combinedly, uncombined/combining: combinings, noncombining/recombination: recombinations USAGE EXAMPLESThe plasma created is short-lived and doesn’t create any wastes—the electrons and ions simply recombine. Science Magazine(Dec 05, 2016) When they're recombined, finely tuned laser beams measure the effects. BBC(Nov 28, 2016) Even in tight unison, the Rockettes are not a machine but a single organism constantly shifting and recombining its constituent elements. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) 1v to combine or put together again Hyper combine, compound put or add together 2v undergo genetic recombination The DNA can recombine Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 3v cause genetic recombination should scientists recombine DNA? Hyper alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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