[no obj.]come together and form one mass or whole 接合,结合,汇合 the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams. 水洼汇合成浅溪。 [with infinitive]the separate details coalesce to form a single body of scientific thought. 独立的细节聚合形成科学思想的主体。 ■[with obj.]combine (elements) in a mass or whole 使(元素)结合 the problem of coalescing disparate information sources into a practical form. 将几个根本不同的信息来源结合成一个实用形式的问题。
派生 coalescence noun coalescent adjective 语源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'bring together, unite'): from Latin coalescere, from co- (from cum 'with') + alescere 'grow up' (from alere 'nourish')