1570s, from Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare "to roll together," from com- "together" (see com-) + glomerare "to gather into a ball," from glomus (genitive glomeris) "a ball," from PIE root *glem-.
conglomerate (n.)
"large business group," 1967, from conglomerate (adj.).
conglomerate (v.)
1590s, from Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare (see conglomerate (adj.)). Related: Conglomerated; conglomerating.
双语例句
1. The figures showed that cash was haemorrhaging from the conglomerate.
数据表明，这家集团的现金正在大量流失。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The chemical companies had amalgamated into a vast conglomerate.
那些化学品公司已经合并成一个庞大的企业集团。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Fiat is Italy's largest industrial conglomerate.
菲亚特是意大利最大的产业集团。
来自辞典例句
4. Sandstone and conglomerate are the consolidated equivalent of sand and gravel.
砂岩和砾岩分别是砂和砾石固结的产物.
来自辞典例句
5. Cuttings and core from the drill - holes have intersected conglomerate bands.