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
• （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
• a flowing together
  Synonym:confluxmerging
• 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

• The bleak outlook stems from a confluence of factors.
  暗淡的前景是一系列因素合力所致。
• It wasn't long before we were facing the most dangerous part of the river, the confluence.
  很快，我们来到河上最危险的一段&汇流处，这是两条河交汇的地方。
• 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。
• A confluence of social, economic, and intellectual change.
  社会、经济和思想变革的汇集点。
• Confluence: a flowing together of two or more streams.
  汇集：两条或多条溪流的聚合在一起。
• The result explains, this confluence albumen can the humoral immunity with revulsive airframe stronger generation and cellular immunity.
  结果说明，该融合蛋白能够诱导机体产生较强的体液免疫和细胞免疫。
• Yet talk of a confluence of Chinese and Russian interests is overdone.
  然而，有关中国与俄罗斯利益汇合的说法，也有些言过其实。
• 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。
• These are points in the network where major streams end or confluence with another stream.
  这些点是网络中的主要河流的结束点或者是和其他河流的交汇点。
• The capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile.
  苏丹首都，位于青尼罗河与白尼罗河交汇处。