coalesce

英 [ˌkəʊəˈles]

美 [ˌkoʊəˈles]

v.  合并; 联合; 结合

过去分词：coalesced　过去式：coalesced　现在分词：coalescing　第三人称单数：coalesces　

TOEFLGRE计算机

BNC.18713 / COCA.12702

牛津词典

verb

• 合并；联合；结合
  to come together to form one larger group, substance, etc.
  1. The puddles had coalesced into a small stream.
     地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 联合;合并
  If two or more thingscoalesce, they come together and form a larger group or system.
  1. Cities, if unrestricted, tend to coalesce into bigger and bigger conurbations...
     如果不加限制，城市往往会联合发展成越来越大的集合城市。
  2. His sporting and political interests coalesced admirably in his writing about climbing.
     他在写登山的文章中，把自己对体育和政治的兴趣完美地结合了起来。

英英释义

verb

• mix together different elements
  1. The colors blend well
  Synonym:blendfluxmixconflatecommingleimmixfusemeldcombinemerge
• fuse or cause to grow together

双语例句

• From time to time, as you continue along, a Big Dream will coalesce out of the swamp fog.
  偶尔地，在你继续时，一个”巨大梦想“将会从沼泽地的雾气中映现出来。
• Gravitation compels dispersed matter to coalesce, thus it accounts for the very existence of the Earth, the Sun, and most of the macroscopic objects in the universe.
  引力迫使分散事项凝聚，因此，它占的生存地球，太阳，和大多数的宏观物体在宇宙中。
• The soft powder fired at high temperature until the ceramic particles melt and coalesce to form a glaze.
  松软的粉末在高温下烧结，陶土粒子即溶结成一层瓷釉。
• This compacted material is placed in an oven and sintered in a controlled atmosphere at high temperatures and the metal powders coalesce and form a solid.
  被压实的材料置于炉内烧结，在高温下炉内环境可控，金属粉末熔合形成固体。
• His sporting and political interests coalesced admirably in his writing about climbing.
  他在写登山的文章中，把自己对体育和政治的兴趣完美地结合了起来。
• Although each is different in nature, it is entirely possible under certain circumstances for these people to coalesce into a destructive force which can cause us considerable trouble and losses.
  尽管这几种人的性质不同，但是在一定的情况下，他们完全可以纠合在一起，成为一股破坏势力，可以造成不小的动乱和损失。
• It's good to see various metadata efforts coalesce.
  看到不同的元数据研究互相结合是一件好事。
• Particles do not coalesce with other particles.
  颗粒之间互不聚合。
• Scientists believe this process explains how protoplanetary disks form around young stars and perhaps how gas disks coalesce around black holes at the centers of galaxies.
  科学家认为此过程解释了为什麽在年轻恒星周围会形成原生行星盘，或许也能解释在星系中心，气体盘如何与黑洞结合。
• Gas bubbles coalesce to grow as they rise.
  气泡在上升中聚集成长。