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conflate v.合并 The verb conflate comes to us from the Latin word conflare, which literally means "to blow together." So think of using this word when you want to talk about two things getting thrown together and combined. Things that have been conflated often seem mixed up or confused, as when you conflate two different ideas, taking parts of one and parts of another to build your own Frankenstein version of things. 1[V-RECIP-ERG ]合并；混合 If you conflate two or more descriptions or ideas, or if they conflate, you combine them in order to produce a single one.   [V pl-n]  [V n with n]  [pl-n V]  [FORMAL 正式]Her letters conflate past and present...在她的信中过去和现在融为一体。Unfortunately the public conflated fiction with reality and made her into a saint...不幸的是，公众把小说和现实混为一谈，把她当成了圣徒。The two meanings conflated.这两个意思混在一起了。conflationThe story was a conflation of Greek myths.这个故事将很多希腊神话糅合在一起。

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[kən'fleit] Conflate is a more formal way to say "mix together." You probably wouldn't say you conflated the ingredients for a cake, but if you blended two different stories together to make a new one, conflate would work. ☆☆☆☆☆

英语单词	conflate
英美音标	[kən'fleit]
中文释义	v.合并
vocabulary简明	Conflate is a more formal way to say "mix together." You probably wouldn't say you conflated the ingredients for a cake, but if you blended two different stories together to make a new one, conflate would work.
vocabulary扩展	The verb conflate comes to us from the Latin word conflare, which literally means "to blow together." So think of using this word when you want to talk about two things getting thrown together and combined. Things that have been conflated often seem mixed up or confused, as when you conflate two different ideas, taking parts of one and parts of another to build your own Frankenstein version of things.
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [V-RECIP-ERG ]合并；混合 If you conflate two or more descriptions or ideas, or if they conflate, you combine them in order to produce a single one. [V pl-n] [V n with n] [pl-n V] [FORMAL 正式] Her letters conflate past and present... 在她的信中过去和现在融为一体。 Unfortunately the public conflated fiction with reality and made her into a saint... 不幸的是，公众把小说和现实混为一谈，把她当成了圣徒。 The two meanings conflated. 这两个意思混在一起了。 conflation The story was a conflation of Greek myths. 这个故事将很多希腊神话糅合在一起。

Conflate Conflated Word Things Ideas Parts [V Conflation