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

• A simulated low-speed crash between comparably sized planetoids yields a Pluto and a Charon, plus an icy debris disk that could coalesce into a Nix and a Hydra.
  两颗相似大小的行星在模拟低速碰撞中产生了冥王星和卡戎，还有可以形成尼克斯和许德拉的并碎屑。
• The two supermassive black holes in the original galactic cores will also coalesce into a single, even more massive black hole.
  位在个别星系核心的超大质量黑洞，未来也会聚成单个更大质量的黑洞。
• The spheres crammed into the clot that formed at the site of the cut, the team found, suggesting that they help the animals'own platelets coalesce.
  研究小组发现，这些球粒聚集在一起，在切口处形成凝块，说明球粒可以帮助动物自身的血小板进行粘合。
• 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。
• That series of scratches coalesce to form a manifestation of an idea.
  这一系列涂鸦变成了一种思想的体现。
• These components usually coalesce around a single responsibility or set of responsibilities.
  这些组件通常结合实现单个责任或一组责任。
• 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。
• As the disease progresses, the mucosal erosions coalesce to linear ulcers that undermine remaining mucosa.
  随着病程的发展，粘膜损害发生融合，破坏残留的粘膜以至形成线性溃疡。
• As the projects begin to coalesce, they promise to compromise the very foundations that form the basis for their display and circulation.
  这些作品集合起来，就极有可能危及它们赖以展示和流通的基础。
• 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。