单词 | unite |
释义 | unite I. transitive verb 1. a. < unite the fighting forces of the friendly nations > b. < unite bricks with mortar > c. < a dirt road unites the farm road with the main highway > d. < often the ideas are yoked, but not united — T.S.Eliot > especially < a purpose that united all factions > < a treaty to unite all the independent nations > 2. < the bride united beauty and intelligence > intransitive verb 1. a. < particles which can unite to form a new compound — T.S.Eliot > < mutterings of the crowd united in a thunderous cheer — Darrell Berrigan > b. < the broken bones of a child unite easily > < clouds of devastating smoke that unite with the river fog … to form smog — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania > 2. < all parties united in signing the petition > 3. < the group united to improve the city's schools > Synonyms: < the North West Company united with the Hudson's Bay Company — American Guide Series: Washington > < in France the whole people saw at once what was upon them; the single word patrie was enough to unite them in a common enthusiasm and stern determination — W.R.Inge > combine may apply to a temporary uniting or joining or to one which leaves the components distinct < a gift for combining, for fusing into a single phase, two or more diverse impressions — T.S.Eliot > < wealth and sophistication combine with breezy western characteristics in this town — American Guide Series: Texas > < innumerable factors combine in the inextricable complexity of our general story — Hilaire Belloc > conjoin is likely to stress the notion of jointure, often of more or less equal things or forces, at a specific point < nature had lavished gifts and aspirations upon him, but they were so mixed and contradictory that only by a fortunate miracle did some of them conjoin to produce the rich poetry by which he is remembered — R.D.Atlick > concur is likely to be used of things that happen to merge, work together, or coincide when another course of action is probable or plausible < two opposite forces concurred in bringing about the Council of Nicaea — A.P.Stanley > cooperate indicates a joining of strength or force in some specific situation with no fusion or loss of identity < sent a joint expedition, under British command, to cooperate with the White Russians at Murmansk and Archangel against the Bolshevist forces — J.M.Hanson > Synonym: see in addition join. II. |
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