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confluence

英 [ˈkɒnfluəns]

美 [ˈkɑːnfluəns]

n.  (河流的)汇合处,汇流处,交汇处; (事物的)汇合,汇聚,汇集

复数:confluences 

TOEFL医学

BNC.22175 / COCA.13507

牛津词典

    noun

    • (河流的)汇合处,汇流处,交汇处
      the place where two rivers flow together and become one
      1. (事物的)汇合,汇聚,汇集
        the fact of two or more things becoming one
        1. a confluence of social factors
          多种社会因素的汇集

      柯林斯词典

      • N-SING (河流的)汇合处,交汇处
        Theconfluence oftwo rivers is the place where they join and become one larger river.
        1. The 160-metre falls mark the dramatic confluence of the rivers Nera and Velino.
          内拉河和韦利诺河的汇合处是落差达160米的瀑布,景象十分壮观。
      • N-COUNT 汇集;汇合
        If there is aconfluence oftwo things, they join, combine, or come together.
        1. Like most cases of extreme weather, its severity was due to an unusual confluence of events.
          如同大多数极端天气状况一样,其剧烈程度是由于几种气象条件反常地汇集在一起造成的。
        2. ...the confluence of African and Portuguese cultures in Brazil.
          非洲文化与葡萄牙文化在巴西的汇合

      英英释义

      noun

      • a coming together of people
          Synonym:concourse
        1. a flowing together
            Synonym:confluxmerging
          1. a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
            1. Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
            Synonym:meeting

          双语例句

          • A confluence between the internal jugular ein and the brachiocephalic ein facilitates cannulation at this location.
            颈内静脉和无名静脉在此的汇合有利于插管。
          • A city of western Siberian U.S.S.R.at the confluence of the Irtysh and Om rivers.
            鄂木斯克独联体苏联西伯利亚西部的一个城市,在鄂木河和额尔济斯河的交汇处。
          • The city of Koblenz was established at the confluence of the Rhine and Mosel.
            科布伦茨城建立在莱茵河和摩泽尔河的汇合处。
          • And also the active rules lead to the problems of termination and confluence.
            分布式主动数据库中的主动规则还带来了终止性、合流性的问题。
          • The reasons for this confluence of activity are complex, but one factor is a consideration everywhere& space.
            大家一致行动的原因是复杂多样的,但其中的一个因素是普遍考虑的空间问题。
          • Pamirs to the west, east Heilongjiang, Wusuli River confluence.
            西起帕米尔高原,东至黑龙江、苏里江汇合处。
          • They entered the confluence at the same time, creating congestion and several collisions between our rafts.
            与我们同时,他们也来到汇流处,造成河道拥堵,两边的木筏还发生了好几次碰撞。
          • A confluence of artistry, superb choreography, and stage design.
            艺术技巧,优美的舞蹈和舞台设计的融合。
          • What you said about the confluence of the cosmos triggered a thought.
            你所说的宇宙的汇合引发了一种理论。
          • A town of extreme southern Illinois near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
            美国伊利诺斯州最南部的一个城镇,靠近密西西比河与俄亥俄河汇合处。