merge /mɜːdʒ/ CET6 TEM4 ( merging, merged, merges )

• 1. 

  V-RECIP If one thing merges with another, or is merged with another, they combine or come together to make one whole thing. You can also say that two things merge, or are merged. 使合并; 合并

  例：

  Bank of America merged with a rival bank.

  美国银行和一家竞争银行合并了。

  例：

  The rivers merge just north of a vital irrigation system.

  这些河流在一个重要的灌溉系统的北部汇合了。

  例：

  The two countries merged into one.

  这两个国家合二为一了。

• 2. 

  V-RECIP If one sound, colour, or object merges into another, the first changes so gradually into the second that you do not notice the change. 融入

  例：

  Like a chameleon, he could merge unobtrusively into the background.

  他像变色龙一样，可以不引人注意地融入背景之中。

  例：

  His features merged with the darkness.

  他的面容融入了黑暗中。