| 单词 | combine |
| 释义 | combine —combiner, n. v. /keuhm buyn"/ for 1, 2, 6, /kom"buyn/ for 3, 7; n. /kom"buyn, keuhm buyn"/ for 8, 9, /kom"buyn/ for 10, v. , combined, combining, n. v.t. 1. to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite: She combined the ingredients to make the cake. They combined the two companies. 2. to possess or exhibit in union: a plan that combines the best features of several other plans. 3. to harvest (grain) with a combine. v.i. 4. to unite; coalesce: The clay combined with the water to form a thick paste. 5. to unite for a common purpose; join forces: After the two factions combined, they proved invincible. 6. to enter into chemical union. 7. to use a combine in harvesting. n. 8. a combination. 9. a combination of persons or groups for the furtherance of their political, commercial, or other interests, as a syndicate, cartel, or trust. 10. a harvesting machine for cutting and threshing grain in the field. [1375-1425; late ME combinen ( < MF combiner) < LL combinare, equiv. to com- COM- + -binare, v. deriv. of bini by twos (cf. BINARY)] Syn. 1. compound, amalgamate. See mix. 9. merger, monopoly, alignment, bloc. Ant. 1, 4. separate. |
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