alligate

vt. 带蛹

发音

/ˈælɪɡeɪt/

词形变化

alligated alligates 三单 alligates alligating alligating 现在分词 alligated 过去式 alligated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To bind or tie; to unite.

    废旧 及物
  2. 2.

    To solve an arithmetic problem concerning proportions by means of alligation; to associate as having the same ratio.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having the same proportion or ratio.

词源

From Latin alligatus (“tied, bound”), past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”). Doublet of alloy.

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