consolidate

verb

1. make firm or secure
strengthen

e.g. consolidate one's gains
consolidate one's hold on first place

2. make or form into a solid or hardened mass

e.g. consolidate fibers into boards

3. form into a solid mass or whole

e.g. The mud had consolidated overnight

4. unite into one

e.g. The companies consolidated

5. bring together into a single whole or system

e.g. The town and county schools are being consolidated

1. 加强;巩固
If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.

e.g. The question is: will the junta consolidate its power by force?...
问题是：军政府会通过武力巩固其政权吗？
e.g. Brydon's team-mate Martin Williamson consolidated his lead in the National League when he won the latest round.
布赖登的队友马丁·威廉森在最近一轮比赛中获胜，巩固了自己在全国联赛中的领先地位。

2. 合并;使联合
To consolidate a number of small groups or firms means to make them into one large organization.

e.g. Judge Charles Schwartz is giving the state 60 days to disband and consolidate Louisiana's four higher education boards...
查尔斯·施瓦茨法官将给路易斯安那州60天时间来解散然后合并该州的4个高等教育委员会。
e.g. IBM, which consolidated some operations last summer, has made clear that it needs to continue to streamline them.
去年夏天合并了部分业务的IBM公司明确表示需要继续进行精简，以提高效率。

1. 巩固：ACE为Zain的公司策略,为加速(Accelerate)、巩固(Consolidate)和扩展(Expand)三个英文单词的首字母. ACE是Zain发展的3大支柱. ACE的目标是推动Zain在2011年底之前成为全球移动通信的主力公司. 今年,Zain宣布其ACE日程的战略项目,

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2. 合并：它的作用就是定义更新的数据是如何记录的. 比如我们每5分钟产生一条刷新的数据,那么一个小时就是12条. 每天就是288条. 这么庞大的数据量,一定不可能都存下来. 肯定有一个合并(consolidate)数据的方式,那么这个就是RRA的作用了.

3. 强化：(measure)、评估(assess)等;而enhancement则指改善(improve)、强化(consolidate)、发展(develop)等意义. 综而言之,评鉴一词采用appraisal较与教育评鉴的意义相符,其包括绩效为考量的evaluation和以专业成长为导向的

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4. 合并计算：提供文本分列(Text to Column)功能,可将文本根据设定的分列方式分配到多列中,简化对重复数据的处理;提供多列合并功能;提供单变量求解(Goal Seek)、假设分析表(What-If Table)、合并计算(Consolidate)、方案(Scenario)等高级计算和数据分析功能;