Merge



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 合并; 淹没
• ［英］ v. 合并 ( to cause to coalesce; unite)
• ［记］ 参考:submerge ( 淹没) ; emerge ( 出现)
• ［同］ 同根词: submerge ( 淹没) ;emerge ( 出现)
• ［例］ One color merged into the other.

Webster Collegiate

verb (merged; merging)

• Etymology: Latin mergere; akin to Sanskrit majjati he dives
• Date: 1636
• transitive verb
  • 1. archaic to plunge or engulf in something ; immerse
  • 2. to cause to combine, unite, or coalesce
  • 3. to blend gradually by stages that blur distinctions
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to become combined into one
  • 2. to blend or come together without abrupt change <merging traffic>
• Synonyms: see mix
• ? mergence noun

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