combine
verb
uk/kəmˈbaɪn/us/kəmˈbaɪn/B2[IorT]
to (causeto)existtogether, orjointogether to make asinglething orgroup:
(使)结合;(使)联合;(使)合并;(使)综合None of us has muchmoneyso let's combine what we've got.我们谁都没多少钱,因此就把我们所有的钱凑在一起吧。
Sickness,combined with(= together with)terribleweather,contrivedtoruinthetrip.疾病,加上恶劣的天气,毁掉了这次旅行。
The twocountriescombinedagainsttheircommonenemy.两国联合起来对抗共同的敌人。
[+ to infinitive]Thesenormallyharmlesssubstancescombinetoformahighlypoisonousgas.通常情况下这些是无害物质,但混合在一起后会形成一种毒性很强的气体。
[T]
If someone combines two or morequalities, they have both of thosequalities:
(人)兼具,兼有As awriter, he combinedwitand/withpassion.作为一名作家,他既诙谐又不乏激情。
[T]
to do twoactivitiesat the sametime:
兼办,兼做,同时做(两种活动)Shemanagestosuccessfullycombinefamilylifeand/withacareer.她成功地做到了家庭事业两不误。
- Do youknowwhy they'vedecidedto combine the twodepartments?
- Shemanagesto combine asharpmindwith asympatheticmanner.
- Governmentbondsare asoundinvestmentbecause they combine goodprofitsand highsecurity.
- Thedresscombinesstylishlineswith anattractivefloralprintfor aclassicallyfemininelook.
- As asongwriter, he combined anaturallinguistictalentwith anearfor atune.
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- articulation
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- elide
- hyphenate
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- weaving
- yoke
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Acting and acts
combine
noun
uk/ˈkɒm.baɪn/us/ˈkɑːm.baɪn/combinenoun(GROUP)
[C,+ sing/pl verb]
agroupofpeopleororganizationsactingtogether inbusiness:
联合体,联合企业,集团aJapaneseindustrialcombine日本工业联合集团
Enterprises
- acquiree
- acquirer
- acquiror
- agency
- agribusiness
- answering service
- citadel
- firm
- franchise
- franchisee
- franchiser
- GmbH
- multinational
- packer
- parent company
- partner up
- partnership
- plc
- private company
- secretariat
combinenoun(MACHINE)
[C](alsocombine harvester)
alargefarmingmachinethatcutstheplant,separatestheseedfrom thestem, andcleansthegrainas itmovesacrossafield
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Farm vehicles & equipment
- all-terrain vehicle
- ATV
- binder
- Caterpillar tractor
- goad
- harrow
- harvester
- milking machine
- planter
- plough
- ploughshare
- reaper
- scarecrow
- seeder
- sifter
- sorter
- spreader
- tractor
- yoke