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

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. 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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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