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 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。
• 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。
• The result shows that the flow pattern at the confluence is mainly affected by that at Daduhe River.
  结果表明：楠桠河与大渡河交汇口处的流态主要受大渡河流态的影响。
• A town of extreme southern Illinois near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
  美国伊利诺斯州最南部的一个城镇，靠近密西西比河与俄亥俄河汇合处。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers.
  德国西南部城市，位于莱茵河和内克河的交汇处。
• The semi freedom short circuit is superposed by parallel plane flow, confluence and ringy turbulence jet.
  半自由状态下的短路流场是平行平面流、环形紊流射流及汇流叠加而成。
• 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