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To consolidate means to combine several things into one, stronger whole — a company might consolidate three small offices into one big one, or you might consolidate several debts into a single monthly payment. It can also mean to make something you already have more solid and secure, like consolidating your position as team leader.
鞏固；整合（合併成一個）
組成From Latin: con- (together) + solidus (solid) — to make solid together.
同家族的字
- solidshares the Latin root 'solidus'
- solidarityalso shares the root 'solidus,' meaning firm and united
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
consolidateverb/kənˈsɒl.ɪ.deɪt/
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To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
- He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.
- With large credits borrowed in the name of Charlottenhütte he managed to gain control over the Rhein-Elbe Union, another large steel firm which in 1926 consolidated with one of its subcompanies, the old and respected Gelsenkirchen Mining Company, and assumed the latter’s name.
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To make stronger or more solid.
- These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰
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businessfinanceWith respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan.
consolidateadj/kənˈsɒl.ɪ.deɪt/
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obsoleteFormed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
- A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。