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单词 conglomerate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•glom•er•ate /n., adj. kənˈglɑmərɪt, kəŋ-; v. kənˈglɑməˌreɪt/USA pronunciation   n., adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. a thing composed of unrelated elements mixed together.
  2. Businessa business corporation made up of divisions that specialize in unrelated industries.

adj. [often: before a noun]
  1. made up of unrelated elements.
  2. gathered into a rounded mass.
  3. of or relating to a corporate conglomerate.

v. [+ object]
  1. to bring together into a mass.
  2. to gather into a rounded mass or close grouping.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•glom•er•ate  (n., adj. kən glomər it, kəng-;v. kən glomə rāt′, kəng-),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
n. 
  1. anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
  2. Businessa corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition.
  3. Geologya rock consisting of pebbles or the like embedded in a finer cementing material;
    consolidated gravel.

adj. 
  1. gathered into a rounded mass;
    consisting of parts so gathered;
    clustered.
  2. consisting of heterogeneous parts or elements.
  3. of or pertaining to a corporate conglomerate.
  4. Geologyof the nature of a conglomerate.

v.t. 
  1. to bring together into a cohering mass.
  2. to gather into a ball or rounded mass.

v.i. 
  1. to collect or cluster together.
  2. (of a company) to become part of or merge with a conglomerate.
  • Latin conglomerātus (past participle of conglomerāre), equivalent. to con- con- + glomer- (stem of glomus) ball of yarn + -ātus -ate1
  • 1565–75
con•glom•er•at•ic  (kən glom′ə ratik, kəng-),USA pronunciation con•glom•er•it•ic  (kən glom′ə ritik, kəng-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
conglomerate n /kənˈɡlɒmərɪt/
  1. a thing composed of heterogeneous elements; mass
  2. any coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of rounded fragments of rock embedded in a finer matrix
  3. a large corporation consisting of a group of companies dealing in widely diversified goods, services, etc
vb /kənˈɡlɒməˌreɪt/
  1. to form into a cluster or mass
adj /kənˈɡlɒmərɪt/
  1. made up of heterogeneous elements; massed
  2. (of sedimentary rocks) consisting of rounded fragments within a finer matrix
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin conglomerāre to roll up, from glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball of thread
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