agglomerate

grammar · medium

易错句子The company became an agglomerate of several smaller businesses.

正确表达The company became a conglomerate of several smaller businesses.

agglomerate 指物质聚成的团块，不能指由多家公司组成的企业集团；表示企业集团要用 conglomerate。

grammar · medium

易错句子The agglomerate cost of the project was too high.

正确表达The aggregate cost of the project was too high.

aggregate 表示“总计的”，agglomerate 表示“聚集成团的”；修饰 cost、sales 等总计概念时只能用 aggregate。

grammar · medium

易错句子His back pain was agglomerate by the damp weather.

正确表达His back pain was aggravated by the damp weather.

aggravate 意为“使（病情）加重”，agglomerate 意为“聚集成团”；两者形近，但此处需要“加重”。