unite

unite
verb
  1. come or bring together for a common purpose or action
    (使)团结;(使)联合
    [no obj.]he called on the party to unite.
    他号召全党团结起来。
    [with obj.]they are united by their love of cars.
    迷恋汽车使他们走到了一起。
    ■come or bring together to form a unit or whole, especially in a political context
    (尤指政治上)(使)统一
    [no obj.]the two Germanys officially united.
    两德正式统一。
    [with obj.]he aimed to unite Italy and Sicily under his imperial crown.
    他试图将意大利与西西里统一在自己的帝国下。
    his work unites theory and practice.
    他的工作使理论与实践相统一。
    ■[with obj.](archaic)join in marriage
    (古)结婚;结合
    Lady Midlothian united herself to a man of bad character.
    米德罗西安小姐嫁了一个人品低劣的男人。
派生
unitive
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin unit- 'joined together', from the verb unire, from unus 'one'
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