Word · Frequency #10612
consolidated
固结的；凝结的
forming a solid mass
指物质结成坚固的一团；不同于“合并的/统一的”含义。
- 1.
Having undergone consolidation.
已合并的。
- 2.
Including financial data of the parent and all subsidiary companies.
包含母公司及所有子公司财务数据的。
已合并的。；包含母公司及所有子公司财务数据的。；整理过的；巩固的；统一的
In use
The consolidated report contains data from all three branches.
After the merger, the two companies operated as a single consolidated unit.
The consolidated sand felt as hard as stone after it dried.
consolidated [noun]
consolidated 直接放在名词前作定语，表示‘合并的、综合的’。
The company released its consolidated financial results.
公司发布了合并财务业绩。
be/become consolidated
be/become consolidated 表示处于或进入‘统一、巩固’的状态，后面可接 under/into 等介词短语。
Control of the region became consolidated under the new government.
该地区的控制权在新政府下得到了巩固。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- consolidated financial statements
- 合并财务报表
- The annual report includes consolidated financial statements for all subsidiaries.年度报告包括所有子公司的合并财务报表。
- consolidated debt
- 合并债务
- Consolidated debt typically carries a lower interest rate.合并债务通常利率较低。
- consolidated mass
- 固结体
- The sand and cement hardened into a consolidated mass.沙子和水泥硬化成固结体。
- consolidated power base
- 巩固的权力基础
- The president built a consolidated power base through loyalty and patronage.总统通过忠诚和任命巩固了权力基础。
- consolidated list
- 综合清单
- The agency published a consolidated list of approved suppliers.该机构公布了经批准的供应商综合清单。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
con-SOLID-ated 里有 solid（固体），想象散沙被压成一块坚实的整体，便是‘巩固的、统一的’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：geology、medicine、materials science 该词表示“固结的、凝结的”时，通常用于正式或专业书面语，多出现在地质、医学、材料科学等领域的客观描述中；日常口语中不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ated 结尾，但重音位置不同。dated、updated、undated、created、located 的重音都在 /eɪ/ 上，押 /eɪtɪd/ 韵（彼此押韵）。educated 的重音在第一个音节，consolidated 的重音在第二个音节 SOL，因此它们的 -ated 不重读，不与前一组完全押韵。注意不要按拼写把 -ated 读成 /eɪtəd/ 或 /eɪtid/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.