agglomerate

The city is an agglomerate of small villages that grew together over centuries.

用法提示：此处 agglomerate 为名词，表示‘集合体、团块’，指由多个部分聚合而成的整体。

Under the microscope, the sample appeared as a dense agglomerate of tiny particles.

用法提示：agglomerate 作名词，指‘团块’，描述颗粒聚合形成的块状物。

The report treats the region not as a single unit but as an agglomerate of distinct cultures.

用法提示：此句用 agglomerate 表示‘聚合体、集合体’，体现名词用法。