| 单词 | conglomeration |
| 释义 | conglomeration (once / 13808 pages) n Conglomeration is a fancy word for a bunch of stuff brought together. People, companies, ideas, and other things can group together in conglomerations. If you ever want something and you're asked why, you could show off your vocabulary and say, "I have a conglomeration of reasons!" That means you have a bunch of reasons that may or may not be connected. A huge mob of people could be described as a conglomeration — which sounds nicer than "mob." The "with" should be a reminder that this is a word that brings things or people together. In the dictionary, you'll find a conglomeration of words — like "conversation" and "concert" — that use con- to suggest a bringing together. WORD FAMILYconglomeration: conglomerations+/conglomerate: conglomerated, conglomerates, conglomerating, conglomeration USAGE EXAMPLESAt the fore of this conglomeration is Stephen K. Bannon, the former head of Breitbart who has become Trump’s most influential confidant. Washington Post(Oct 20, 2016) Trump is not an amateur at being a CEO, and the fact is the USA is a giant conglomeration of corporations. New York Times(Sep 17, 2016) Because of that, Aaman was thankful for the elevated stage that Thursday’s conglomeration afforded programs eager for a day in the spotlight. New York Times(Oct 12, 2016) 1n a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together Syn|Hyper aggregate, congeries sum, sum total, summation the final aggregate 2n an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass Syn|Hyper conglobation combine, combining an occurrence that results in things being united 3n a rounded spherical form Syn|Hyper conglobation sphere a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) |
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