consolidation

英 [kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃn]

美 [kənˌsɑːlɪˈdeɪʃn]

n.  （企业、诉讼和诉讼人的）合并；巩固，加强，联合; 变坚固，变结实；充实; （股票等）价格平稳期

复数：consolidations　

GREIELTS医学

BNC.9011 / COCA.8504

柯林斯词典

• VERB 加强;巩固
  If youconsolidatesomething that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
  1. The question is: will the junta consolidate its power by force?...
     问题是：军政府会通过武力巩固其政权吗？
  2. Brydon's team-mate Martin Williamson consolidated his lead in the National League when he won the latest round.
     布赖登的队友马丁·威廉森在最近一轮比赛中获胜，巩固了自己在全国联赛中的领先地位。
• VERB 合并;使联合
  Toconsolidatea number of small groups or firms means to make them into one large organization.
  1. Judge Charles Schwartz is giving the state 60 days to disband and consolidate Louisiana's four higher education boards...
     查尔斯·施瓦茨法官将给路易斯安那州60天时间来解散然后合并该州的4个高等教育委员会。
  2. IBM, which consolidated some operations last summer, has made clear that it needs to continue to streamline them.
     去年夏天合并了部分业务的IBM公司明确表示需要继续进行精简，以提高效率。

英英释义

noun

• the act of combining into an integral whole
  1. a consolidation of two corporations
  2. after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously
  3. the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them
  Synonym:integration
• combining into a solid mass
• something that has consolidated into a compact mass
  1. he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath

双语例句

• This will lead to another trend in 2011: consolidation.
  这将导致2011年的另一趋势：合并。
• We also support the measures to strengthen fiscal consolidation and growth across the euro area.
  我们也支持加强整个欧元区财政稳固和增长的措施。
• Invoking the data consolidation process through such a button provides a solution to this requirement.
  通过这样的按钮来调用数据整合过程，为这种需求提供了一种解决方案。
• Large-scale consolidation and compaction of soil were responsible for a major part of the destruction.
  大部分破坏都是由于土壤的大规模固结和压密所造成的。
• LPAR provides the capability for server consolidation, which helps optimize system resources and reduce system complexity.
  LPAR提供了对服务器进行合并的功能，这可以帮助对系统资源进行优化，并降低系统的复杂性。
• Consolidation settlement occurs mainly in clays or silts.
  压缩沉降主要出现在粘土或粉沙中。
• Consolidation in the platform and server markets has been underway for some time.
  对平台和服务器市场的合并已经进行了一段时间了。
• Archiving before an upgrade or consolidation speeds up the process, reduces risk, and reduces cost.
  在升级和合并之前进行归档能够加快处理速度、降低风险和节约成本。
• The government has laid out a medium-term fiscal consolidation plan and has set a clear target, he said.
  政府已经公布了中期财政整顿计划，设定了明确的目标，他说。
• This situation requires consolidation of distributed, heterogeneous, and frequently changing information into a single repository.
  这种情况需要将分布的、异构的和经常变化的信息整合到单个存储库中。