combination

combination

noun

1. the act of combining things to form a new whole

Synonym: combiningcompounding

2. the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

3. a collection of things that have been combined
an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

4. an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

5. a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

e.g. they were a winning combination

6. a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

e.g. he forgot the combination to the safe

7. a coordinated sequence of chess moves

1. 结合;联合;混合
A combination of things is a mixture of them.

combination

e.g. ...a fantastic combination of colours.
多种颜色的绝妙混合
e.g. ...the combination of science and art.
科学与艺术的结合

1. 结合：3.结合(Combination):结合新创造的以及组织其它部门已有的知识,将观念以系统化方式结合为知识体系的过程. 也就是将组织各部门之知识,透过分类、增加与结合来重新组合既有的知识,而透过将既有的知识加以分类,可以激发新知识的产生.

2. combination：comb; 组合音色