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

• The only way to nudge China towards common goals is to draw it into the international system such that its own priorities coalesce with those of other nations.
  推动中国走向共同目标的唯一方法，是让其加入国际体系，这样中国自身的重点就会与其它国家吻合。
• 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。
• 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。
• That series of scratches coalesce to form a manifestation of an idea.
  这一系列涂鸦变成了一种思想的体现。
• 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。
• Scientists believe this process explains how protoplanetary disks form around young stars and perhaps how gas disks coalesce around black holes at the centers of galaxies.
  科学家认为此过程解释了为什麽在年轻恒星周围会形成原生行星盘，或许也能解释在星系中心，气体盘如何与黑洞结合。
• For both systems a cloud or train of bubbles may coalesce to give larger bubbles.
  对这两个系统来说，一群或一串气泡都可以合并成较大的气泡。
• The allocator can't coalesce free space into larger blocks.
  分配程序不能将空闲空间拼合为更大的内存块。
• Gas bubbles coalesce to grow as they rise.
  气泡在上升中聚集成长。
• Afterwards, coalesce into actions and plans.
  随后，凝聚成行动和计划。