combine

組み合わせる、混ぜる

二つ以上の物を合わせたり、二つの活動を一緒に行ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To put two or more things together, or do two activities together.

• Combine the eggs and milk.
• The two teams combined their resources.
• Can you combine studying with a part-time job?

使い方： combine A with B (Combine the flour with the butter.); combine A and B (We combined our savings and bought a car.)

類義語： join, mix, merge

反対語： separate

よく使う表現： combine ingredients, combine forces, combine work and pleasure

兼ね備える、併せ持つ

二つ以上の異なる性質や特徴を同時に持っている。

やさしい英語で： To have two or more different qualities or features together.

• The bag combines style and strength.
• Her cooking combines old traditions with fresh ideas.
• These shoes combine comfort and elegance.

使い方： combine A with B (The design combines beauty with practical features.); combine A and B (This chair combines comfort and style.)

類義語： unite, blend

よく使う表現： combine beauty and strength, combine style and comfort

コンバイン

穀物を刈り取り、実を茎などから分ける大型の農業機械。

やさしい英語で： A large farm machine that cuts grain crops and separates the seeds from the plants.

• The farmer drove the combine across the field.
• Two combines harvested the wheat.
• Our combine broke down during the harvest.

類義語： combine harvester

よく使う表現： combine harvester, drive a combine, combine in something

企業連合、カルテル

共通の利益のために協力する企業の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of businesses working together to serve their shared interests.

• The firms formed a combine.
• The combine controlled most of the local trade.
• Officials investigated an illegal combine that fixed prices.

類義語： consortium, cartel

よく使う表現： industrial combine, form a combine, business combine

コンビナート

社会主義国で、一つの組織として運営される工場の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of factories run together as one organization in a socialist country.

• She worked at a steel combine.
• The state combine included five factories.
• Several industrial combines supplied machinery to the region.

類義語： industrial complex

よく使う表現： steel combine, industrial combine, state combine