com·bine /kəmˈbaɪn/
(vt.)使結合,使聯合;兼有,兼備;使化合(vi.)結合,聯合,化合集團,聯合企業
com·bine /kəmˈbaɪn/ 動詞
combine
組合; 合併
combine
合併
Com·bine v. t. [imp. & p. p. Combined p. pr. & vb. n. Combining.]
1. To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union.
So fitly them in pairs thou hast combined. --Milton.
Friendship is the cement which really combines mankind. --Dr. H. More.
And all combined, save what thou must combine
By holy marriage. --Shak.
Earthly sounds, though sweet and well combined. --Cowper.
2. To bind; to hold by a moral tie. [Obs.]
I am combined by a sacred vow. --Shak.
Com·bine, v. i.
1. To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate.
You with your foes combine,
And seem your own destruction to design --Dryden.
So sweet did harp and voice combine. --Sir W. Scott.
2. To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the intervention of a third.
3. Card Playing In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
Combining weight Chem., that proportional weight, usually referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element fixed and exact, by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound. The combining weights either are identical with, or are multiples or submultiples of, the atomic weight. See Atomic weight, under Atomic, a.
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combine
n 1: harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while
moving across the field
2: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit
competition by controlling the production and distribution
of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the
hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: trust, corporate
trust, cartel]
3: an occurrence that results in things being united [syn: combining]
v 1: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: compound]
2: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a
good business sense" [syn: unite]
3: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the
ingredients" [syn: compound]
4: add together from different sources; "combine resources"
5: join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These
forces combined with others"
6: gather in a mass, sum, or whole [syn: aggregate]
7: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
[syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix,
fuse, coalesce, meld, merge]