combine: [15] The notion underlying combine is simply ‘two together’. It comes, perhaps via French combiner, from late Latin combīnāre, a compound verb formed from Latin com- ‘together’ and bīnī ‘two at a time’; this Latin adverb was formed from the prefix bi- ‘twice’, and is the basis of English binary. => binary
combine (n.)
"machine that cuts, threshes and cleans grain" (short for combine harvester), 1857, from combine (v.).
combine (v.)
early 15c., from Middle French combiner (14c.), from Late Latin combinare "to unite, yoke together," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + bini "two by two," adverb from bi- "twice" (see binary). Related: Combinative; combined; combining.
权威例句
1. I am partial to desserts that combine fresh fruit with fine pastry.
我偏爱加有新鲜水果的精致油酥甜点。
2. Combine the flour with 3 tablespoons water to make a paste.
往面粉里加3大勺水揉成面团。
3. Combine the remaining ingredients and put them into a dish.
把剩下的配料调和好,放到一个盘子里。
4. Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen combine chemically to form carbohydrates and fats.
碳、氢、氧化合形成碳水化合物和脂肪。
5. I had been looking for ways to combine harmonic and rhythmic struc-tures.
【unite, ally, combine, associate】
这组词都有“联合”的意思,其区别是:
unite: v.联合,合并,团结,尤指不同的事物或人组成统一体,强调结果的一致性。
• The nation united against its enemy. 国民团结一致共同对敌。
ally: v.使结盟,使联姻,多与with搭配。
• Several political parties allied with each other against higher taxes. 几个政治党派联合起来反对提高税收。
combine: v.联合,化合,混合,多指为了某个目的将不同的人或物混合而成一个整体。
• The girl combined sugar, butter, and flour to made the dough. 小姑娘把糖、黄油和面粉混合到一起做成面团。
associate: v.交往,结交;联系,联想。多指平等友好的合作,后接with,表示与某人交往或合作,后接in表示在某个方面合作。
• We associate with our neighbors at church. 在教堂里,我们同邻居交往。