1. There are rumors of a merger involving several major railroad companies.
    据说几家主要的铁路公司要合并了。

1. 并购：根据已出版的相关书籍和报刊来看,广义的并购(M&A)通常包括并购(Merger)、收购(Acquisition)、合并(Consolidation)和接管(Take over)等. 而<大不列颠百科全书>>对并购的解释是:两家或更多的独立企业合并成一家企业,

1. (公司、组织等的)合并，归并
    A merger is the joining together of two separate companies or organizations so that they become one.

公共查询·英语单词

    e.g. ...a merger between two of Britain''s biggest trades unions.
           英国两个最大的工会的合并
    e.g. ...the proposed merger of two Japanese banks.
           合并两家日本银行的建议

1. the combination of two or more commercial companies

    Synonym: amalgamationuniting

2. an occurrence that involves the production of a union

    Synonym: fusionunification