conglomerate

名词 conglomerate:

1. a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
   同义词：pudding stone
2. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
   同义词：empire

动词 conglomerate:

1. collect or gather
   同义词：accumulate, cumulate, pile up, gather, amass

形容词 conglomerate:

1. composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

1. The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.
   该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
2. An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.
   一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。

con.glom.er.ate

v.intr.tr.（不及物动词和及物动词）
con.glom.er.at.ed,con.glom.er.at.ing,con.glom.er.ates
To form or cause to form into an adhering or rounded mass.
使聚集成块：形成或使形成紧贴在一起或圆形的块体
n.（名词）

A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields.
联合企业：由许多不同行业的公司组成的有不同经营范围的大企业
A collected heterogeneous mass; a cluster:
密集体：聚集在一起的混合体；聚合物：
例句：
a city-suburban conglomerate; a conglomerate of color, passion, and artistry.
一个城郊混合区；色彩、感情与艺术的结合

Geology A rock consisting of pebbles and gravel embedded in cement.
【地质学】 砾岩：由水泥固结的卵石和砾石形成的砾岩
adj.（形容词）

Gathered into a mass; clustered.
聚集成团状的；成簇的
Geology Made up of loosely cemented heterogeneous material.
【地质学】 成团的：由不同特质经松散粘和而成的

来源：
Latin conglomer3re conglomer3t-
拉丁语 conglomer3re conglomer3t-
com- [com-]
com- [前缀，表.一起.]
glomer3re [to wind into a ball] from glomus [ball]
glomer3re [吹成一个球] 源自 glomus [球]

【引伸】
conglom.erat.ic
conglom.era.tor
n.（名词）