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

• Afterwards, coalesce into actions and plans.
  随后，凝聚成行动和计划。
• 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。
• A number of alluvial fans along the base of a mountain may coalesce to form a continuous alluvial slope.
  沿着山脚的一些冲积扇可能联合起来形成连续的冲积坡。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。