consolidate
verb🔊/kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/
🔊/kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they consolidate | 🔊/kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/ 🔊/kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪt/ |
| he / she / it consolidates | 🔊/kənˈsɒlɪdeɪts/ 🔊/kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪts/ |
| past simple consolidated | 🔊/kənˈsɒlɪdeɪtɪd/ 🔊/kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle consolidated | 🔊/kənˈsɒlɪdeɪtɪd/ 🔊/kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form consolidating | 🔊/kənˈsɒlɪdeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊/kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] consolidate (something)
to make a position of power or success stronger so that it is more likely to continue 使加强；使巩固 With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director. 他新执导的影片巩固了他作为全国最佳导演的地位。 🔊🔊 Italy consolidated their lead with a second goal. 意大利队的第二个进球巩固了其领先的地位。 🔊🔊
- [transitive, intransitive] consolidate (something) (specialist)
to join things together into one; to be joined into one （使）结成一体，合并 All the debts have been consolidated. 所有债项均已合并。 🔊🔊 consolidated accounts 合并账目 The two companies consolidated for greater efficiency. 为提高效率，这两家公司已合并。 🔊🔊
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘combine into a whole’): from Latin consolidare, from con- ‘together’ + solidare ‘make firm’ (from solidus ‘solid’).