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

• 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。
• It is situated in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers in southwest China.
  在中国西南部的长江上游地区，他坐落在长江和嘉陵江的交汇处。
• The parameters affecting the river-blocking due to debris flow at the confluence are studied experimentally in laboratory.
  对影响泥石流堵江的各因素进行了试验研究。
• 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。
• Image confluence can provide the picture of remote sensing confluence of high quality for Photogrammetry and remote sensing.
  图像融合可为摄影测量和遥感提供高质量的遥感融合图像。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。