coalesce [,kəuə'les] vi. 合并；结合；联合 vt. 使…联合；使…合并 [ 过去式 coalesced 过去分词 coalesced 现在分词 coalescing ]

1.Factions tend to coalesce before elections and then break apart once they have got their man in . 各个党派在选举前联盟在一起，而一旦各自的人选当选后他们的联盟就会被拆散。 2.Vapor molecules run off the hydrophobic runways and coalesce into droplets at the hydrophilic nodes. 水分子会被拨离疏水性跑道，在亲水性的圆点上形成水滴。 3.Goggles , windshields , even surgical endoscopes fog when minuscule vapor droplets do not coalesce and run off. 护目镜、挡风玻璃，甚至外科内视镜上的水气如果没有聚集成水滴流走，镜面就会起雾。