con-chie (also
con-chy) /'knntji; NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun (pi. -ies) (BrE, informal) a conscientious objector ft) 7 jf
con-ci-erge
/'knnsieas;
NAmE koin'sjerz/ noun (from French) 1 a person, especially
in France, who takes care of a building containing flats/apartments and checks
people entering and leaving the building (
)
#f lA, s]fs] 2 (especially NAmE) a person in a
hotel whose job is to help guests by giving them information, arranging theatre
tickets, etc. ( +
nmmM, amm)
con
cili ate /kan'silieit/
verb [VN] (formal) to make sb less angry
or more friendly, especially by being kind and pleasant or by giving them sth
;f-s- ift s*, an, hei pacify
►
con cili ation /kan.sili'eiXn/ noun
[U]: A conciliation service helps to settle disputes between employers and
workers, mmmwmmimmm*
con
cili ator /kan'silieita(r)/
noun a person or an organization
that tries to make angry people calm so that they can discuss or solve their
problems successfully
mf, Mtt;
con
cili atory /kan'siliatari;
NAmE -to:ri/ adj. having the intention
or effect of making angry people calm itfj U 6<J; g'HW;. M X4U A; fli If 64: a conciliatory
approach/attitude/gesture/move iJS| M (ft A 'A; 4flt?.64
/ fr
if}
con
cise /kan'sais/
adj. 1 giving only the
information that is necessary and important, using few words ® Bf] (ft;, m
ft (ft; f&1 A (ft: a concise summary jf Bj] M X (ft &££ O
clear concise instructions ij&Bj]
2 [only
before noun] (of a book 45
if) shorter than the original book, on which it was based M {ft; JJ If 67 BJ 64:
a concise dictionary ► con-cise-ly adv. con-cise-
ness (also less frequent con-ci-sion /
con-clave /'knqklerv;
NAmE 'kaiq-/ noun (formal) a meeting to discuss sth
in private; the people at this meeting lAAAXAA#
con elude Our /kan'kluid/ verb
1
(not used in the progressive tenses X777
IS 44 W)
~
sth (from sth) | ~ (from sth) that ... to decide or believe sth as a result of
what you have heard or seen l$r aE ; tf£ Hr f±); f§ £b IS : [VN] What do you
conclude from that? ## A # til
7 f4 lo ? 0 [V (that)]
The report concluded (that) the cheapest option was to
close the laboratory.
141
H o o [V that] He concluded from their
remarks that they were not in favour of the plan. jlkAMMlfftiSio
7 ft «r ft) fifeflt-7o [VN that] It
was concluded that the level of change necessary would be low. ISifcji, [also V speech]
2
~ (sth) (with sth) (formal) to come
to an end; to bring
sth to an end ( {$ ) Ip
A, Hit: [V] Let me make just a few concluding remarks. 4£ A i# 41 7J H if X IS A in 0 0 The programme
concluded with Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’, iff ft A .114 m# ISA„ 0
He concluded by wishing everyone a safe trip home. 4)4 ijt-
iSISlftN'M®A^®|t 0 [VN] The
commission
concluded its investigation
last month. £ inf^fE h74l H it 7 S o '
0 [V speech] ‘Anyway, she should be back soon,’he concluded. ” ikB.
In i&if P 3 [VN] ~ sth (with sb) to arrange and settle an
agreement with sb formally and finally tTal, I#
IS ( tS/t
) : They
concluded a treaty with
con clu sion <Hr /kan'klu:3n/
noun 1 [C] something that you decide when you have thought about all the
information connected with the situation !Si&; I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s not
the right person for the
job.
4£®TAEiife7ii#f$;iM7f4o o It took the jury sometime
to reach the conclusion that she was guilty. PS iff pg % 7 ift 4c04 |h] t # ft'IS it; iA X ftfe 4f 7 o o New evidence might lead to the
conclusion that we are wrong. U if 64 tE U fT It £ ft ®r ft fHH % $“67
O We can safely draw some conclusions from our discussion.
2
[C, usually sing.] the end of sth such as a speech or a piece of writing
Ip ; lq^; IS H; IS^: The conclusion of the
book was disappointing. S() 45
61) IS MA A A
M0 0 In conclusion, (= finally) I would like to thank ... It fji; ft ill • ■ ■ 0 If we took this
argument to its logical conclusion ... fPitin|lcf]lG^74fe^6IS5|J'R 7-^ If ^(ftlSik- •• 3 [U] the formal and final arrangement
of sth official SBT ; j£j$; 1$ IS SEJ completion : the successful conclusion of a
trade treaty 4?
§ UTrtgl jump/leap to con'clusions | jump/leap to the con clusion
that ...
to
make a decision about sb/sth too quickly, before you know or have thought about
all the facts ft TIS X; There I go
again—jumping to
conclusions. W B A
FlSi&o'- — more at foregone con-du-sive /kan'kluisiv/ adj. proving sth, and
allowing no doubt or confusion IS'(4(ft
; M
S'j; fill i# (Kj : conclusive
evidence/proof/results fi| i%7j •ffi M; X
# S H W IS ^ BS3 inconclusive ► con-clu- sive-ly adv.: to prove sth
conclusively filiifi&ilEEiflS^ con coct /kan'kokt; NAmE -‘ka:kt/ verb [VN] 1 to make sth,
especially food or drink, by mixing different things mm, mf/. w.m ( ) ■. The soup was
concocted from up to a dozen
different kinds offish. iS#
2 to invent a
story, an excuse, etc.,
ji^, |±^, ( &♦. ft P
# ) S3Z1
cook up, make up : She concocted some
elaborate story to explain her absence. AH la 7 If#
con-coc-tion /kan'kDkJn; NAmE -'karkjn/ noun
a strange or unusual mixture of things, especially drinks or medicines ( ) il'n tl, WiHfe.
( A tS 44 A14 #J ) : a concoction of cream
and rum
con comi tant /kan'kDmitant; NAmE -'ka:m-/ adj.,
noun *
adj.
(formal) happening
at the same time as sth else, especially because one thing is related to or
causes the other ( .) mt'&fc®,
mm
m noun (formal) a thing that
happens at the same time as
sth else mtmm-, im ) mm
con-cord /'knrjkaid; NAmE 'ka:rjka:rd/ noun
[U] 1 ~ (with sb) (format) peace and
agreement 4fl iW ; 4il 04 ; t4 ili] BEi harmony : living in concord with neighbouring states EEH discord 2 [u] ~ (with sth)
(grammar jg- A) (of words in a phrase M if 7 W -7 $) the fact
of having the same number, gender
or person (IA ) — Sfc SEI AGREEMENT
con cord ance /kan'koidans; NAmE -‘ko:rd-/ noun
1 [C] an alphabetical list of the words used in a book, etc. showing where
and how often they are used ( 45II ^ 7 ® 7 m Jf M ,61),).
ini in M 41; a Bible concordance {if.) 41 in % f I 2 [C] a list produced by a computer that shows
all the examples of an individual word in a book, etc. ( 14 ^7/1 X/J7-J > ifA/A'JI 3
[U]
(technical A igj the state of being
similar to sth or consistent with
it 10 flii; - %; f4 if»]: There is reasonable
concordance
between the two sets of
results. IM Ip A A17 AHA?! Eft
-to
con cordat /kan'koidaet; NAmE -'koird-; BrE also
knn-/ noun an agreement, especially between the Roman Catholic Church
and the state ( X14 717; Wi & -7 # H &X
con course /'knqko: s; NAmE 'kairjkoirs/ noun a large, open part of a public building,
especially an airport or a train station ( XtafAMcAAMGiJ ) A^
con
64, Hr 1464 ( )l!i])
: concrete
evidence/
proposals/proof fill iij 64 iE #jl; Hr#64 €4(; fi|^64iIHBj] 0 ‘It’s only a
suspicion,’ she said, ‘nothing concrete.’ “Up
Rjttw, ”
mw., ” o it is
easier to think in concrete
terms rather than in the abstract, 64 * m tttt % ^ „