combine
verb[kəmˈbaɪn/
ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive
■to (cause to) exist together, or join together to make a single thing or group （使）结合；（使）联合；（使）合并；（使）综合•None of us has much money so 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) terrible weather, contrived to ruin the trip.疾病，加上恶劣的天气，毁掉了这次旅行。 •The two countries combined against their common enemy.两国联合起来对抗共同的敌人。 •[+ to infinitive] These normally harmless substances combine to form a highly poisonous gas.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。 transitive
■If someone combines two or more qualities, they have both of those qualities （人）兼具，兼有•As a writer, he combined wit and/with passion.作为一名作家，他既诙谐又不乏激情。 transitive
■to do two activities at the same time 兼办，兼做，同时做（两种活动）•She manages to successfully combine family life and/with a career.她成功地做到了家庭事业两者兼顾。
noun UK [ˈkɒm.baɪn] US [ˈkɑːm-]
GROUP 组织
countable [+ sing/pl verb]
■a group of people or organizations acting together in business 联合企业，集团•They had earlier that year established a newspaper combine.他们在那年早些时候成立了报业集团。
noun UK [ˈkɒm.baɪn] US [ˈkɑːm-]
MACHINE 机器
countable (also combine harvester)
■a large farming machine which cuts the plant, separates the seed from the stem and cleans the grain as it moves across a field 联合收割机 |