| 单词 | unify |
| 释义 | uni·fy transitive verb 1. a. < war unifies a people torn by rivalries > < a unified design > < would also be technically possible to unify the world and abolish war — Bertrand Russell > b. < a unified bond > 2. intransitive verb Synonyms: < making only slow progres in unifying the economy of the world — W.S.Thompson > < frequently a minority group is unified by persecution > < the room, despite its clutter of furniture, was unified by the use of blue in the drapes and the rug > integrate implies a close and harmonious relation both between individual parts and between each part and the whole and has favorable connotation; more than any of the other terms here discussed, it implies a beneficial effect for the components as well as for the whole < an integrated personality > < a well-adjusted child is one that is integrated into his group > < narrative and background are integrated in their proper proportions — John Barkham > < its culture is more stable and better integrated — A.L.Kroeber > consolidate, usually used of things that are alike or homogeneous, originally points to a drawing together or thickening; likewise, in its transferred uses, it implies strengthening through solidarity < organize state leagues for political action in order to consolidate the labor vote — G.S.Watkins > < two marriages with the Dutch Vandergraves had consolidated these qualities of thrift and handsome living — Edith Wharton > when used of organizations, corporations, or the like, consolidate suggests close union not only in purpose or effect, but in administration < several agencies were consolidated in one department > < the two companies were consolidated under one management > compact, when used of physical objects, means to stick or cake together, reducing the size of the whole by reducing the space between parts < rain compacts the soil > < dry, powdered snow is better for skiing than wet snow which is soon compacted > compact in its transferred uses means to shape (a whole) from various parts, joined closely enough to hold together, without any implication as to the balance or harmony of the whole < the loosely compacted hosts of thegns and peasants — F.M.Stenton > compact may, however, imply density, leaving no room for any but the parts mentioned < it is based on solid facts, nay, is compacted of solid facts from the first sentence to the last — Times Literary Supplement > concentrate usually carries the implication of bringing together things or parts that were scattered or diffused and of massing them around a point or center; the emphasis is not so much on unity or integrity of a whole as on accumulation of like elements < people of Scandinavian and German origin are concentrated in the Middle West > < the control of the major part of the country's wealth is concentrated in a few hands > figuratively, concentrate means to fix one's mental powers on one thing, so that all distracting thoughts or objects are eliminated < the ability to concentrate on the task at hand is essential to all achievement > a similar implication of eliminating that which weakens, dilutes, or adulterates is found in scientific and technical use < evaporated milk is more concentrated than fresh milk > < a miner concentrates ores by separating the base from the precious materials > |
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