combined
/kəmˈbaɪnd/ (bre, ipa) · /kəmˈbaɪnd/ (ame, ipa) · /kəm-ˈbīnd/ (ame, mw)
combined — adjective
- combinedpositive
- more combinedcomparative
- most combinedsuperlative
1. made by mixing or adding two or more separate things, people, or amounts so that
made by mixing or adding two or more separate things, people, or amounts so that they form a single whole or are treated as one group.
The combined population of Tokyo and Osaka is greater than that of many countries.
combined + noun for adding two or more groups together
Diego and Anjali's combined savings were enough to buy a small flat in Lisbon.
the combined [noun] of two people
The villagers' combined efforts to clean the river after the flood took almost a year.
The school choir and the city orchestra gave a combined performance for the mayor.
Astrid finished the race with a combined time of two hours and five minutes.
- separate
kept apart rather than added together
- individual
considered one at a time rather than as a whole
文法句型
combined + noun
the combined + noun + of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (before a noun); rarely used after 'be' on its own. Often appears with totals, efforts, weights, populations, or times — anything where two or more amounts are added.
常見錯誤
combined — noun
1. a skiing contest where each athlete's results from two different races (for exam
a skiing contest where each athlete's results from two different races (for example, a downhill and a slalom) are added up to decide the overall winner.
Mizuki took the bronze medal in the Alpine combined at the winter games in Sapporo.
Alpine combined / Nordic combined as fixed event names
The Nordic combined mixes a ski-jumping round with a long cross-country race on the same day.
Otis fell during the slalom and lost his lead in the men's combined.
Coaches told Yara that the combined would reward strong skiers who could handle two very different races.
- combined event
fuller phrase, often used when first introducing the contest to readers
文法句型
the combined
Nordic combined
Alpine combined
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the' or a modifier such as 'Alpine' or 'Nordic'. Outside ski reporting and Olympic coverage, learners rarely meet this noun sense.