Consolidate
[ kən'sɑlɪdet ]
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vt. 把…合成一体，合并;巩固，加强;统一;合计金额;
vi. 统一;合并;联合;
💡 词根助记
con共同+solid坚固+ate动词后缀→成为大家的财产→没收→巩固，加强
📝 例句
The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.
政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。
The three banks in this town will consolidate and form a single large bank.
本镇三家银行将合并组建一个大银行。
The troops consolidated their position.
部队巩固了阵地。
consolidate two companies into one
将两家公司合并成一家
consolidate business companies
合并公司
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ con-前缀“共同”,solid-固体、结实的:使城墙上的每一块砖都很结实→巩固
※ con-谐音“看”,solid-固体、结实的:看,这些结实的食品吃进去之后就能巩固我们的体力
※ con-can能,so-如此,li-拼音“立”,date-日期:能够如此快的确定公司合并日期,是靠大家的不断巩固
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-solid-表示“固体”
📖 牛津释义
consolidate
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become more solid, secure, or strong 使某事物巩固; 加固; 加强
The time has come for the firm to consolidate after several years of rapid expansion. 公司经过几年的迅速发展之後, 该整顿一下了.
With his new play he has consolidated his position as the country's leading dramatist. 他有了新创作的剧本, 巩固了他在国内的杰出剧作家的地位.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (into sth) (commerce 商) (cause things to) unite or combine (into one) （使事物）联合或合并
All the debts have been consolidated. 所有债务均已合并.
The two companies consolidated for greater efficiency. 这两家公司已合并以提高效率.
🎯 考研助记
共同(con)使其成固体(solid)，就是 巩固
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'sɒlideit]vt. 巩固, 使联合, 统一vi. 巩固【计】 合并计算【经】 合并, 联合
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Sure I was. I'll never forget that.
我当然在那儿了。我永远都不会忘记那次地震。
That sounds interesting. That was a hundred years ago, wasn't it?
听起来很有意思。那是一百年前的事了，不是吗？
They carved a whole page of characters back-to-front in the wood.
他们在木板上刻满整页的反字（背面朝上）。