com·bine /kəmˈbaɪn/
 (vt.)使結合,使聯合;兼有,兼備;使化合(vi.)結合,聯合,化合集團,聯合企業


 com·bine /kəmˈbaɪn/ 動詞



 combine
 組合; 合併


 combine
 合併


 Com·bine v. t. [imp. & p. p. Combined p. pr. & vb. n. Combining.]
 1. To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union.
    So fitly them in pairs thou hast combined.   --Milton.
    Friendship is the cement which really combines mankind.   --Dr. H. More.
 And all combined, save what thou must combine
 By holy marriage.   --Shak.
    Earthly sounds, though sweet and well combined.   --Cowper.
 2. To bind; to hold by a moral tie. [Obs.]
    I am combined by a sacred vow.   --Shak.


 Com·bine, v. i.
 1. To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate.
 You with your foes combine,
 And seem your own destruction to design   --Dryden.
    So sweet did harp and voice combine.   --Sir W. Scott.
 2. To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the intervention of a third.
 3. Card Playing In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
 Combining weight Chem., that proportional weight, usually referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element fixed and exact, by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound. The combining weights either are identical with, or are multiples or submultiples of, the atomic weight. See Atomic weight, under Atomic, a.

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 combine
      n 1: harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while
           moving across the field
      2: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit
         competition by controlling the production and distribution
         of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the
         hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: trust, {corporate
         trust, cartel]
      3: an occurrence that results in things being united [syn: combining]
      v 1: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: compound]
      2: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a
         good business sense" [syn: unite]
      3: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the
         ingredients" [syn: compound]
      4: add together from different sources; "combine resources"
      5: join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These
         forces combined with others"
      6: gather in a mass, sum, or whole [syn: aggregate]
      7: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
         [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix,
          fuse, coalesce, meld, merge]