consolidate

/kənˈsɒl.ɪ.deɪt/· verb

财经/商业B2

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Chinese meaning

巩gǒng固gù；整zhěng合hé（控kòng制zhì权quán/市shì场chǎng）

把bǎ分fēn散sàn的de东dōng西xī合hé并bìng成chéng一yī体tǐ

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指zhǐ整zhěng合hé非fēi洲zhōu糖táng业yè市shì场chǎng的de控kòng制zhì权quán

Example

The move would consolidate control of the continent’s sugar, ethanol, and bioenergy markets under a single African-owned giant.

此cǐ举jǔ将jiāng把bǎ非fēi洲zhōu大dà陆lù的de糖táng业yè、乙yǐ醇chún和hé生shēng物wù能néng源yuán市shì场chǎng的de控kòng制zhì权quán，整zhěng合hé到dào一yī家jiā非fēi洲zhōu本běn土tǔ巨jù头tóu之zhī下xià。

Source: semafor.com · 3 Aug 2026

Background ✎

南nán非fēi投tóu资zī方fāng拟nǐ收shōu购gòu竞jìng争zhēng对duì手shǒuIllovo Sugar，整zhěng合hé非fēi洲zhōu制zhì糖táng、乙yǐ醇chún及jí生shēng物wù能néng源yuán市shì场chǎng。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁consolidare，con-+solidus(坚固的)

con-(共同)+solid(坚固的)+-ate(动词后缀)

Collocations

consolidate power / consolidate control / consolidate its position

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