| 单词 | consolidate |
| 释义 | consolidate (once / 611 pages) v Consolidate means to bring together. You may feel like you don't have any pens, but if you consolidate all the pens lying around your house into one basket, you might find you in fact have a thousand. Consolidate has its roots in Latin: by combining com- (meaning "together") with solidare (meaning "to make solid"). So, when you think about consolidate, think about bringing things together to make something solid, stronger, or easier to handle. A general might consolidate his troops, a librarian might consolidate all the books about exciting women on a Women's History Month shelf, or someone with a lot of credit-card debt might try to consolidate the debt from his different cards. WORD FAMILYconsolidate: consolidated, consolidates, consolidating, consolidation, consolidative+/consolidated: unconsolidated/consolidation: consolidations USAGE EXAMPLESAnother international consequence of Keynes’s work was that his book helped to consolidate American public opinion against the treaty. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The company’s headquarters are about to be consolidated in Ligety’s hometown of Park City, Utah. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Ltd., consolidating its hold on the Chinese phone market. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) 1v form into a solid mass or whole The mud had consolidated overnight Hyper solidify become solid 2v make or form into a solid or hardened mass consolidate fibers into boards Hyper solidify make solid or more solid; cause to solidify 3v unite into one The companies consolidated Hyper merge, unify, unite become one 4v bring together into a single whole or system The town and county schools are being consolidated Hyper merge, unify, unite join or combine 5v make firm or secure; strengthen consolidate one's gains consolidate one's hold on first place Hyper strengthen gain strength |
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