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 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。
• 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。
• The bleak outlook stems from a confluence of factors.
  暗淡的前景是一系列因素合力所致。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hong Kong is at the confluence of global trends that gained new life in mid-August.
  香港正处于8月中旬获得新生的全球各大趋势的交汇点。
• 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 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 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。