| 单词 | converge |
| 释义 | converge (once / 1486 pages) v Use the verb converge to describe something that comes together at a common point: “Thousands of Elvis fans plan to converge on the small Arkansas town where unconfirmed sightings of the deceased superstar eating at a local barbeque restaurant had been widely reported.” Two roads, a roomful of politicians, or a group of rabid fans — when things come together from different points they converge. Converge traces back to the Latin word vergere, meaning “to bend or to turn." The prefix con- means "with," a good way to remember that things that converge come together. Don't confuse it with diverge, which means the opposite: "move away," because the prefix “dis-” means “apart.” WORD FAMILYconverge: converged, convergency, convergent, converges, converging+/convergence: convergences/convergency: convergencies/convergent: convergence, convergently, nonconvergent USAGE EXAMPLESAnd Cousins played throughout as if pass rushers were converging from all corners. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The men back away, and then others converge and fight. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) In August next year, skywatchers from all over the world are expected to converge on the United States for this spectacular cosmic event. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) 1v be adjacent or come together The lines converge at this point Syn|Ant|Hypo meet adjoin, contact, meet, touch be in direct physical contact with; make contact diverge extend in a different direction divergehave no limits as a mathematical series breast meet at breast level 2v approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit Ant|Hyper diverge have no limits as a mathematical series approach, border on come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character 3v move or draw together at a certain location The crowd converged on the movie star Ant|Hypo|Hyper diverge move or draw apart concentrate draw together or meet in one common center assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet collect in one place 4v come together so as to form a single product Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power Hyper merge, unify, unite become one |
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