combine

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第三人稱單數(shù):?combines;過去式:?combined;過去分詞:?combined;現(xiàn)在分詞:?combining;

1. 諧音“康柏”：惠普收購合并康柏。=> 合并。

combine 組合

com-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-bine, 二，詞源同two, binary. 即二者合一的。

combine: combine: [15] The notion underlying combine is simply ‘two together’. It comes, perhaps via French combiner, from late Latin combīnāre, a compound verb formed from Latin com- ‘together’ and bīnī ‘two at a time’; this Latin adverb was formed from the prefix bi- ‘twice’, and is the basis of English binary.
=> binary
combine (n.): "machine that cuts, threshes and cleans grain" (short for combine harvester), 1857, from combine (v.).
combine (v.): early 15c., from Middle French combiner (14c.), from Late Latin combinare "to unite, yoke together," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + bini "two by two," adverb from bi- "twice" (see binary). Related: Combinative; combined; combining.

1. I am partial to desserts that combine fresh fruit with fine pastry.: 我偏愛加有新鮮水果的精致油酥甜點(diǎn)。

2. Combine the flour with 3 tablespoons water to make a paste.: 往面粉里加3大勺水揉成面團(tuán)。

3. Combine the remaining ingredients and put them into a dish.: 把剩下的配料調(diào)和好，放到一個盤子里。

4. Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen combine chemically to form carbohydrates and fats.: 碳、氫、氧化合形成碳水化合物和脂肪。

5. I had been looking for ways to combine harmonic and rhythmic struc-tures.: 我過去一直在尋找將和聲和節(jié)奏結(jié)合起來的方法。