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since her husband died but she seems quite cheerful, all things considered, gffi&
. 6*)Ai££fe#7£'lf *£jM#|5M167 your considered o'pinion your opinion that is
the result of careful thought $S67tE;
con sid er able o-w /kan'sidarabl/ adj. (formal) great in amount,
size, importance, etc. #1 *1 £ ( nScA, Jr W ^ ) 6*! EOT! significant : The project wasted a considerable
amount of time and money.
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considerable. 0
con sid erably 0“w /kan'sidarabli/ adv. (formal) much; a lot #17 1ft;
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significantly: The need for sleep varies considerably
from person to person. 7f«IMA7l«l7fl!^lltBAAo con sid er ate /kan'sidarat/ adj. always thinking of
other people’s wishes and feelings; careful not to hurt or upset others
l^gij#J; fj Cffe.A ) ®*H67 Wip, W ; $■ (tfJ PTI71 thoughtful : She is always polite and considerate towards her employees, fttfe 7 If itM &
Jt r4fPrHH, 0 It was very considerate of him to
wait. , II^IA
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inconsid-
erate ► con-sid-er-ate-ly adv.
Consideration O-w /kan.sida'reijn/ noun 1 [U, C] (formal) the act of thinking
carefully about sth jfiS%l&; 64B7
Careful
consideration should be
given to issues of health and safety. A5£767'h1I§J7 i7 ^ 7 tU si 0 o The proposals are currently under
consideration (= being discussed).
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M 7 It M Pi A i# i£ „ o a consideration of the legal
issues involved W 1715 2 [C] some
thing that must be thought
about when you are planning or deciding sth (-f£it$JsS&7R't ) M % )M 6ft
¥ ( JM 0 )
: economic/commercial/
environmental/practical considerations m M %
ft 6*J £5 0
Time is
another important consideration. 077)7 A 3 [U]
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(for sb/sth) the quality of being sensitive towards others and
thinking about their wishes and feelings ( *HtfeA6ft ) MR: They showed no
consideration whatsoever for my feelings. (M l 7 77 i$fis6ft)j§1# o o Journalists stayed away from the
funeral out of consideration for the bereaved family. iiiX/ftiS:
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(formal) a reward or payment
for a service -jft ff|: f§| XftfX/ yrarWl in consideration of sth (formal) as payment for sth
AA--67lx.l§l ( WiM$r
) : a small sum in consideration of your services HHilf take
sth into consideration to think about and include a particular
thing or fact when you are forming an opinion or making a decision % it fij ; MR: The candidates’ experience and
qualifications will be taken into consideration when the decision is made. 7)^70^
IT# if A 6ft £5 J95 ftl ^ 0 0 Taking everything into
consideration,
the event was a great success, 6777, ri&K ijMU 7 M A6ftJ&Ao — more at mature adj. con
sidering /kan'sidarirj/
prep., conj. used to show that
you are thinking about a particular fact, and are influenced by it, when you
make a statement about sth %if fij; ifc• ■ • rJSIf; ^7: She’s very active, considering her
age.
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Considering
he’s only just started, he knows quite a lot
about it.Mff fatmmft.O
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done very well, considering (= in the difficult circumstances). % if M fct Ji 6ft M. I# A 7
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con sign /kan'sain/ verb [VN]- (formal) 1 ~ sb/sth to sth to put sb/sth
somewhere in order to get rid of them/it ( - : I consigned her
letter to the waste basket. ftc 1E M 6ft fg
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What
I didn’t want was to see my mother consigned to an old people’s home.
I^E
o 2 - sb/sth to sth to put sb/sth in an
unpleasant situation^- *XM 7A7176ftitii ) ; %M:
The
decision to close the factory has consigned 6 000 people to the scrap heap. A6ft/77f£ 6 000 A
iSIfl 7iii 0 A car accident consigned him to a
wheelchair for the rest of his life. — j3t77o 3 to give
or send sth to sb
con sign ment /kan'sainmant/ noun 1 [Cl a quantity of
goods that are sent or delivered somewhere 6ft
1$
$9; a consignment of medicines jgM (ft
2
[U] the act of sending or delivering sb/sth ;
sii; mm
con signment store noun (NAmE) a shop/store where people take their old clothes,
etc. to be sold to sb else. The consignment store keeps part of the money after
an item is sold and gives the other part to the person who brought it in. fg
Con sist 0-w /kan’sist/ verb (not used in the
progressive tenses ItN“)
con sist in sth Iformal) to have sth as the
main or only part or feature f; ,|E7: The beauty of the city consists in its
magnificent buildings. 7 l/J ASfc
^7 o 0 [+ -ingj True education does
not consist in simply being taught facts. f£ 7 ^ ^
0 con
sist of sth to
be formed
from the things or people
mentioned 7 Pi ) : The committee consists of ten
members.
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fife c o Their diet consisted largely of vegetables, fte flH 0 # 7 M M A 7 o 0 [+ -ing] Most of the field
work consisted of making tape recordings.
con-sistency /kan’sistansi/
noun (pi. -ies) 1 [u] (approving) the quality of
always behaving in the same way or of having the same opinions, standard, etc.;
the quality of being consistent — igt '14:
She has
played with great consistency all season.
7
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customers. i\] A %
7 % iii 17 M 7 It ft o pm inconsistency 2 [C, U] the consistency of a mixture or a
liquid substance is how thick, smooth, etc. it.is imjf ; : Beat the
ingredients together to a creamy consistency.
0 The cement should have the
consistency of
wet sand.
con sistent /kan'sistant/ adj. 1 (approving) always behaving in
the same way, or having the same opinions, standards, etc. — ifc : She’s
not very consistent in the way she treats her children.
M7f &-7 & % ft 1% o O He has been
#»
7 (A M o 0 We must be
consistent in applying the
rules. 0 a
consistent
approach to the problem If- <7 M ® Kl — M' A 2 happening
in the same way and continuing for a period of time H 67 t# ££ 67 the party’s consistent failure to
come up with any new policies 6^77'fifsJ§T®1i 0 a pattern of consistent growth
in the economy747:6^^it 3 ~ with sth in
agreement with sth; not contradicting
sth 7 6^];
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are entirely consistent with our earlier research. A fi f] 7- ^
ff't
6^] W X ^ 7 ^ 7 o O injuries consistent with a fall from an upper storey (= similar to those
such a fall would have caused) fflAMt±t$T767lf ff^+Blf £67ft£t 4 (of an argument or a
set of ideas having different parts that all agree with each other +B TljS U 6\J: a well-thought-out and consistent argument
& & ^ S B W , tB 5 W * ram inconsistent ► con-sist-ent-ly adv.: Her work has been of a consistently
high standard. M X gH iij ;]< if 67 o We have argued consistently for a
change in the law. $£71 ' 0
con sola tion /.kDnsa'leiXn; NAmE ,kccn-/ noun [U, C] a person or
thing that makes you feel better when you are unhappy or disappointed 3\ ^ It 6^J A ( m )•; itm mn comfort : a few words of
consolation A 7 A S W 0 If it’s any consolation, she didn’t get
the job, either. 7 it W
7 % I# X % It, &
71# Q\ SPff X A o 0 The children were a great consolation
to him when his wife died. ftk#7Alttl§,
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