及物动词
1. The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.
政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。
2. The two banks will consolidate in July next year.
这两家银行明年7月将合并。
3. The troops consolidated their position.
部队巩固了阵地。
不及物动词
1. consolidate的意思
1. The three banks in this town will consolidate and form a single large bank.
本镇三家银行将合并组建一个大银行。
2. Several small businesses consolidated to form a large powerful company.
几家小企业并成一家大型实力雄厚的公司。
1. 加强;巩固
If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
e.g. 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？
e.g. 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。
2. 合并;使联合
To consolidate a number of small groups or firms means to make them into one large organization.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
1. 加强;巩固
If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
e.g. 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？
e.g. 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。
2. 合并;使联合
To consolidate a number of small groups or firms means to make them into one large organization.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
