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

• 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。
• 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。
• A man sells religious umbrellas at the confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges Rivers in Allahabad, India.
  印度阿拉哈巴德一名男子在亚穆纳河与恒河交会处贩售宗教用的伞。
• 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。
• 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。
• On Application of Water Quality Storage Tank in Diffluence and Confluence of Drainage System
  水质调蓄池在分流、合流制排水系统中的应用
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 artistry, superb choreography, and stage design.
  艺术技巧，优美的舞蹈和舞台设计的融合。