agglomerate

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agglomerate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Geology

ag·glom·er·ate /əˈɡlɒmərət $ əˈɡlɑː-/ noun [singular, uncountable] technical HEGa type of rock formed from pieces of material from a volcano that have melted together 〔由火山物质形成的〕集块岩Origin agglomerate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of agglomerare “to pile up”, from ad- “to” + glomus “ball”

ag·glom·er·ate nounChineseSyllable

agglomerate
ag‧glom‧er‧ate /əˈɡlɒmərət, əˈɡlɒmərɪt $ əˈɡlɑː-/

noun [singular, uncountable] technical

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of agglomerare 'to pile up', from ad- 'to' + glomus 'ball'

a type of rock formed from pieces of material from a volcano that have melted together

ag·glom·er·ate

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specialist

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verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

agglomerate

BrE

/əˈɡlɒməreɪt/

NAmE

/əˈɡlɑːməreɪt/

present simple - he / she / it

agglomerates

BrE

/əˈɡlɒməreɪts/

NAmE

/əˈɡlɑːməreɪts/

past simple

agglomerated

BrE

/əˈɡlɒməreɪtɪd/

NAmE

/əˈɡlɑːməreɪtɪd/

past participle

agglomerated

BrE

/əˈɡlɒməreɪtɪd/

NAmE

/əˈɡlɑːməreɪtɪd/

-ing form

agglomerating

BrE

/əˈɡlɒməreɪtɪŋ/

NAmE

/əˈɡlɑːməreɪtɪŋ/

BrE

/əˈɡlɒməreɪt/

NAmE

/əˈɡlɑːməreɪt/

[intransitive

, transitive]

to form into a mass or group; to collect things and form them into a mass or group （使）成团，聚结

◆These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters. 这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。

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~ sth

They agglomerated many small pieces of research into a single large study. 他们把许多小的研究课题汇集成一个大项目。

ag·glom·er·ate

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specialist

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noun

BrE

/əˈɡlɒmərət/

NAmE

/əˈɡlɑːmərət/

a mass or collection of things 大团；聚结物

◆a multimedia agglomerate

(= group of companies)

一个多媒体集团

ag·glom·er·ate

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specialist

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adjective

BrE

/əˈɡlɒmərət/

NAmE

/əˈɡlɑːmərət/

formed into a mass or group 成团的；聚结的