coalesce

coalesce [,kəuə'les] vi. 合并；结合；联合
vt. 使…联合；使…合并
[ 过去式 coalesced 过去分词 coalesced 现在分词 coalescing ]

1.Factions tend to coalesce before elections and then break apart once they have got their man in .
各个党派在选举前联盟在一起，而一旦各自的人选当选后他们的联盟就会被拆散。

2.Vapor molecules run off the hydrophobic runways and coalesce into droplets at the hydrophilic nodes.
水分子会被拨离疏水性跑道，在亲水性的圆点上形成水滴。

3.Goggles , windshields , even surgical endoscopes fog when minuscule vapor droplets do not coalesce and run off.
护目镜、挡风玻璃，甚至外科内视镜上的水气如果没有聚集成水滴流走，镜面就会起雾。