/əˈglɒməreɪt/
- collect or form into a mass or group使聚集; 聚成群：
with obj. companies agglomerate multiple sites such as chains of shops公司把连锁店等多个销售点聚成团
no obj. these small particles soon agglomerate together.这些小粒子很快凝聚在一起。
/əˈglɒmərət/1
- a mass or collection of things（事物的）集合, 集块：
a multimedia agglomerate.
多媒体集合。
1.1
- mass noun Geology a volcanic rock consisting of large fragments bonded together【地质】（火山）集块岩。
派生词
agglomeration
nounagglomerative
adjective词源
late 17th cent.: from Latin agglomerat- 'added to'， from the verb agglomerare, from ad- 'to'+glomerare （from glomus 'ball'）.