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合并,统一(使数者凝成一整体)
相关 动词理据由「加固」延及——数物相并、凝为一体而成坚实,故通称合并、统合。
例句
The two companies consolidated into one.两公司合并为一家;承「加固」——凝成一整体而更坚(相关·结果)。Several small loans were consolidated into a single debt.数笔小额贷款并成一体之债;同一步引申——相合以坚实。
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