[no obj.]become semi-solid, especially on cooling (尤指冷却后)凝结,凝固,冻结 the blood had congealed into blobs. 血液已凝成团。 [as adj. congealed]a lump of congealed moussaka. 一块凝结的碎肉茄子蛋。 ■figurativetake shape or coalesce, especially to form a satisfying whole (喻)成形(尤指形成完美的整体);融合 the ballet failed to congeal as a single oeuvre. 这部芭蕾舞剧未能融合成一个完美的艺术整体。
派生 congealable adjective congealment noun
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语源
late Middle English: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelare, from con- 'together' + gelare 'freeze' (from gelu 'frost')