聚集；使成团；卷成球
agglomerates — third person singular of agglomerate
城市连绵发展；形成大都市区；卷成球；聚集；使成团；(城市)连绵发展,形成大都市区；使成块
to gather into a mass or ball; to collect together
卷成球；聚集；使成团
To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
(城市)连绵发展,形成大都市区
To extend an urban area by contiguous development, so as to merge the built-up area of one or more central cities or settlements and their suburbs (thus creating an agglomeration).
一般现在时
Particles agglomerate to form larger clusters.
颗粒聚结形成更大的团块。
一般过去时
The powder agglomerated into hard lumps.
粉末聚结成硬块。
现在完成时
The small particles have agglomerated into a single mass.
小颗粒已经聚结成一个大块。
Small pieces of metal can agglomerate into a solid lump under high pressure.
在高压下，小金属碎片会聚集成一个结实的团块。
用法提示：agglomerate 作不及物动词，用 can+原形，表示‘聚集、凝成团’。
The powder began to agglomerate into sticky clumps because of the humidity.
由于湿度大，粉末开始聚集成黏性团块。
用法提示：agglomerate 作不及物动词，接 into 表示聚集成的形态，用 begin to+原形。
Over time, dust and lint agglomerated in the corner of the room.
时间一长，灰尘和绒毛在房间角落里越聚越多。
用法提示：agglomerated 是 agglomerate 的过去式，作不及物动词，表示‘逐渐聚集’。
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