combine

combine1
verb
  1. unite; merge
    结合;联合;合并
    a new product which combines the benefits of a hairspray and a gel.
    兼有定型水和定型胶优点的新产品。
    combine the flour with the margarine and salt.
    把面粉和人造黄油及盐调和在一起。
    [no obj., with infinitive]high tides and winds combined to bring chaos to the east coast.
    高潮加上大风使东海岸陷入混乱之中。
    ■[no obj.](Chemistry)unite to form a compound
    (化)化合
    oxygen and hydrogen do not combine at room temperatures.
    氧和氢在室温下不会起化合作用。
    oxygen combines with haemoglobin.
    氧能和血红蛋白化合。
    ■[no obj.]unite for a common purpose
    为共同目的而联合
    [with infinitive]groups of teachers combined to tackle a variety of problems.
    一批批教师联合起来解决各种各样的问题。
    ■engage in simultaneously
    同时参与;兼有
    combine shopping and sightseeing.
    集购物与观光于一体。
noun
  1. a group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose
    联合企业;集团;联盟
    one of the world's biggest food and personal products combines.
    世界最大的食品和个人产品联合企业之一。
派生
combinable
(.)
adjective.
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French combiner or late Latin combinare 'join two by two', from com- 'together' + Latin bini 'two together'

combine2
[ˈkɒmbʌɪn]
verb
  1. [with obj.]harvest (a crop) by means of a combine harvester
    用联合收割机收割(农作物)
noun
  1. a combine harvester
    联合收割机,康拜因
语源
  1. early 20th cent.: short for combine harvester
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