con·sol·i·da·tion /kənˌsɑləˈdeʃən/
 鞏固,團結,合并,加強


 con·sol·i·da·tion /kənˌsɑləˈdeʃən/ 名詞
 固結,凝固,結合,著生,壓緊固化,壓為一體,實變


 Con·sol·i·da·tion n.
 1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.
    The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did not fall out at random.   --Woodward.
    The consolidation of the great European monarchies.   --Hallam.
 2. Bot. To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation.
 3. Law The combination of several actions into one.

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 consolidation
      n 1: combining into a solid mass
      2: the act of combining into an integral whole; "a
         consolidation of two corporations"; "after their
         consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the
         defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions
         against them" [syn: integration]
      3: something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he
         dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"