[, ] ( synergies) the extra power, success, profits, etc. achieved by two or more groups, people, companies, etc. working together instead of on their own 协同作用，协同增效作用（人或公司联合在一起时，比单独行动时更能有效地发挥作用）◆The combined companies aimed to achieve synergies of €300 m a year by 2011. 合并後的公司旨在实现协同增效，到 2011 年达到每年 3 亿欧元。◆We need to exploit the synergy between university research and commercial manufacture. 我们需要发挥高校科研与商业生产的协同作用。⨁to achieve / create / deliver / generate synergies 实现／带来／发挥／产生协同增效作用⨁cost / financial / operational synergies 成本／财务／经营的协同效应⨁marketing / merger synergies 营销／并购的协同效应⨁synergy benefits / savings 协同效益／节约▸synergistic /ˌsɪnəˈdʒɪstɪk; NAmE-ərˈdʒ-/
adjective
◆a synergistic merger with another business 与另一家公司进行的协同式合并◆synergistic relationships 协同关系