| 单词 | conglomerate |
| 释义 | conglomerate —conglomeratic /keuhn glom'euh rat"ik, keuhng-/, conglomeritic /keuhn glom'euh rit"ik, keuhng-/, adj. n. , adj. /keuhn glom"euhr it, keuhng-/; v. /keuhn glom"euh rayt', keuhng-/, n., adj., v., conglomerated, conglomerating. n. 1. anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements. 2. a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition. 3. Geol. a rock consisting of pebbles or the like embedded in a finer cementing material; consolidated gravel. adj. 4. gathered into a rounded mass; consisting of parts so gathered; clustered. 5. consisting of heterogeneous parts or elements. 6. of or pertaining to a corporate conglomerate. 7. Geol. of the nature of a conglomerate. v.t. 8. to bring together into a cohering mass. 9. to gather into a ball or rounded mass. v.i. 10. to collect or cluster together. 11. (of a company) to become part of or merge with a conglomerate. [1565-75; < L conglomeratus (ptp. of conglomerare), equiv. to con- CON- + glomer- (s. of glomus) ball of yarn + -atus -ATE1] |
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