converge
verb[I]
uk/kənˈvɜːdʒ/us/kənˈvɝːdʒ/Iflines,roads, orpathsconverge, theymovetowards the samepointwhere theyjoinormeet:
(几条线或道路)会合,交会,汇合Thepathsall convergeatthemaingateof thepark.这几条小路都在公园正门处交会。
Due toroadworks, threelanesoftraffichave to convergeintotwo.由于修路,3条车道不得不合并成了两条。
Compare
diverge
Ifideasandopinionsconverge, theygraduallybecomesimilar.
(观点等)趋于一致,趋同to come from otherplacestomeetin aparticularplace:
会合,聚集,集中Ambulances,policecars, andfireenginesall convergedonthescene.救护车、警车和消防车都聚集到现场。
100,000peopleareexpectedto convergeonthetownfor thefestival.预计有10万人聚集镇上庆祝节日。
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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Forming groups (of people)