combine

vt. 使化合；使联合，使结合

vi. 联合，结合；化合

n. 联合收割机；联合企业

中文词源

combine 组合

com-, 强调。-bine, 二，词源同two, binary. 即二者合一的。

combine: 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.

1. 谐音“康柏”：惠普收购合并康柏。=> 合并。

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.: 我过去一直在寻找将和声和节奏结合起来的方法。