| 单词 | unite |
| 释义 | unite (once / 25 pages) v Use the verb unite to describe two or more things merging into one, like several angry citizens who unite to form a political group. If two countries come together to form one country, they unite. This happened in 1990 when East Germany and West Germany merged into one united Germany. If several people act as one, joining for a common goal, they also unite. The word has been used in English since the fifteenth century, and it came from the Latin unitus, "to unite," which in turn has its roots in unus, which means "one." WORD FAMILYunite: disunite, reunite, united, unites, uniting, unity+/disunite: disunited, disunites, disuniting/disunited: disunitedly/disunity: disunities/reunite: reunited, reunites, reuniting/united: unitedly/uniting: unitings/unity: disunity, unities USAGE EXAMPLESLeaving the UK, Obama visits Turkey where he says: “The United States is not, and will never be, at war with Islam.” The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) The United States government rates readings of 301 to 500 as “hazardous.” New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) A year ago, a robot called HitchBOT traveled across Canada, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands before it was brought to the United States. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1v join or combine Syn|Hypo|Hyper merge, unify consolidate bring together into a single whole or system weldunite closely or intimately consubstantiateunite in one common substance alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups Syn|Hypo|Hyper unify bond, bring together, draw together bring together in a common cause or emotion alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 3v be or become joined or united or linked Syn|Hypo connect, join, link, link up syndicate join together into a syndicate articulateunite by forming a joint or joints complect, interconnect, interlinkbe interwoven or interconnected intercommunicatebe interconnected, afford passage 4v become one Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper merge, unify break apart, disunify break up or separate consolidate unite into one consubstantiatebecome united in substance syncretise, syncretizeunite (beliefs or conflicting principles) convergecome together so as to form a single product federalise, federalize, federateenter into a league for a common purpose coalescefuse or cause to grow together clog, clotcoalesce or unite in a mass integrate become one; become integrated 5v act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper unify carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up separate into parts or portions league unite to form a league federalise, federalize, federateunite on a federal basis or band together as a league confederateform a confederation with; of nations ally withunite formally; of interest groups or countries associate, consociatebring or come into association or action band together, confederateform a group or unite reunify, reuniteunify again, as of a country conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wedtake in marriage couple, pair, pair off, partner offform a pair or pairs clubunite with a common purpose walkbe or act in association with inmarrymarry within one's own tribe or group mismarrymarry an unsuitable partner wivemarry a woman, take a wife wivetake (someone) as a wife intermarrymarry within the same ethnic, social, or family group remarrymarry, not for the first time fall in, get together, join become part of; become a member of a group or organization 6v have or possess in combination she unites charm with a good business sense Syn|Hyper combine feature, have have as a feature |
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