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单词 combine
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combineverb

uk/kəmˈbaɪn/us/kəmˈbaɪn/

B2 [ I or T ] to (cause to) exist together, or join together to make a single thing or group:

None of us has much money so let's combine what we've got.
Sickness, combined with (= together with) terrible weather, contrived to ruin the trip.
The two countries combined against their common enemy.
[ + to infinitive ] These normally harmless substances combine to form a highly poisonous gas.

[ T ] If someone combines two or more qualities, they have both of those qualities:

As a writer, he combined wit and/with passion.

[ T ] to do two activities at the same time:

She manages to successfully combine family life and/with a career.

More examples

  • Do you know why they've decided to combine the two departments?
  • She manages to combine a sharp mind with a sympathetic manner.
  • Government bonds are a sound investment because they combine good profits and high security.
  • The dress combines stylish lines with an attractive floral print for a classically feminine look.
  • As a songwriter, he combined a natural linguistic talent with an ear for a tune.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Connecting and combining

  • abut
  • adjoin
  • aggregate
  • allied
  • amalgamate
  • assemblage
  • bind
  • conjunction
  • dovetail
  • eclectic
  • entwine
  • fuse
  • fusion
  • hand to hand idiom
  • lump sb/sth together
  • marriage
  • marry
  • meld
  • merge
  • mesh

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Mixing and mixtures
Having and owning - general words
Acting and acts

combinenoun

uk/ˈkɒm.baɪn/us/ˈkɑːm.baɪn/

combine noun (GROUP)

[ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of people or organizations acting together in business:

a Japanese industrial combine

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Enterprises

  • acquirer
  • acquiror
  • agency
  • airline
  • answering service
  • auction house
  • carrier
  • collective
  • est
  • establishment
  • firm
  • fragmented
  • franchise
  • franchisee
  • outfit
  • private company
  • private practice
  • Pty
  • public company
  • public limited company

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combine noun (MACHINE)

[ C ] also combine harvester a large farming machine that cuts the plant, separates the seed from the stem, and cleans the grain as it moves across a field

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Farm vehicles & equipment

  • all-terrain vehicle
  • ATV
  • Caterpillar tractor
  • harrow
  • harvester
  • milking machine
  • planter
  • plough
  • ploughshare
  • plow
  • plowshare
  • reaper
  • scarecrow
  • sorter
  • tractor
  • yoke
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