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conflate

v.合并

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conflate为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:conflation 动词过去式:conflated 过去分词:conflated 现在分词:conflating 第三人称单数:conflates

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flat=to blow(吹)

conflate


/kən'fleɪt; kən`flet/
v [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] combine (two sets of information, texts, etc) into one 将(两种资料、文本等)合而为一; 混合
*The results of the two experiments were conflated. 这两项实验的结果合并在一起了.
* Can these two definitions be conflated, or must they be kept separate? 这两个定义可以合成一个呢, 还是必须分开?

conflate


v [T]formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of conflare 'to blow together, join', from com- ( COM-) + flare 'to blow']
to combine two or more things to form a single new thing
 He conflates two images from Kipling's short stories in the film.
>conflation [-'fleɪʃən/