conso'lation prize noun a small prize given to sb who has not won
a competition 安慰政；鼓励奖
con-sola-tory
/kan'sDlatari;
A/yAmEkan'soulatoiri; -'saila-/ odj. {formal) intended to make sb who is unhappy or
disappointed feel better 安慰的；慰藉命
con-sole1
/kan'saul;
NAmE -'soul/ verb ~ sb/yourself (with sth) to give comfort or
sympathy to sb who is unhappy or disappointed 安慰；抚慰；慰藉
comfort ： [VN]
Nothing
could console him when his wi/e died.他妻子去世后，.什么事情也不能使他感到宽慰。
◊
S/ie put a cpnsoZfng arm aroimd his shouWers.她搂住 他肩膀以示妥 ◊ CorwoZe
yourseZ/ with the (hought that you dfci your be^t.你可以妾慰自B的是你B痉尽了最
大的努■力。‘[VN that]7 didn’t Hfce lying but J consoZed mysei/ that it was /or a
good cause，我不愿意撒谎，但我
安慰自己那是出于好意。◊ [VN speech]
‘Afever mind, ’ Annecorwokdher. “没关系。”安妮安慰她说。
con-sole2
/'konsaul;
NAmE 'kamsoul/ noun a flat surface which
contains all the controls and switches for a machine, a piece of electronic
equipment，etc.(机器、 电子设备等的）控制台，操纵台，仪表板
con-soil-date
/ken'sDlideit;
NAmE -'sail-/ verb 1 to make a position of
power or success stronger so that it is more likely to continue 使加强；使巩固：[VN] Mth this new movie he has consolidated his position
as the country’s
[eading director.他新执导的影片巩固了他作为
全国邊佳导演的地位。◊ consoiidated their 〖ead with a second goa〖.蠱夫利队的第二个进球巩固了其领先
的地位。[also
V] 2 (tec/j/i/ca/ 术语）to join things
together into one; to be joined into one (使）结成一 体，.合許：[VN] AH the debts have been consoZfdated.所 项刼已合弁。◊ consolidated
accounts 合并账目◊ [V] The two companies consolidated for
greater efficiency. 为提髙效‘率，每两家公司己合并。► con.soli.da.tion /kan.SDli'deiJn;
NAmE -.sail-/ noun [U] ： the consolidation 〇/.power 权力的巩固◊ the consoifdation .〇/ Japan’s banfci'ng
indu5t7y自未银行业的合并 con-somme /kan'sDmei; NAmE .kainsa'mei/ noun [U] a clear soup
made with the juices bom meat 邊烛肉汤 con-son-ance /'kDnsanans; NAmE 'kam-/ noun 1 [U] ~ (with
sth).(forma/) agreement —致；协调：a policy that is popular because
of its consonance with traditional
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
consist of
comprise ♦ make up ♦ constitute ♦ be composed of ♦ be comprised of ♦ compose
All
these words mean to be formed from the things or people mentioned，or to be the parts
that form sth.以上
各词均表示由赛些人或事物组成，或构成某事物。
consist of sb/sth to be formed from the
things, people or activities mentioned 指由事物、人或活动组
'成.、构成：cons/sfc/flrgdy.〇/vegetofc/es.他们 的日常饮食以蔬菜为主。
comprise (rather
formal) to be formed from the
things or people mentioned 指由…组戒、构成：The
collection comprises 327 paintings. 327
IS
画。Comprise can also be used to
refer to the parts or members of sth. * comprise 亦可指组被、构 成：Older people comprise a large
proportion of those //V/ng/’n poverty.在那些生活贫困的人老年人占有
很大的比例。However, this'W less
frequent.朱过痒# 用法木常见。
make up sth
(rather
informaf) to be the parts or
people that form sth 指组成、构成：Women
make up 56% 〇/ the sfwc/ent nwmfcers.女垄学生入数的.;56%0.
constitute to be tiie parts or
people that form sth 指组成、、构成：People under the，age of 40 constitute the majority
of the labour force. * 40:岁:以下的.M占劳:动 力的大多数。
be
composed of sb/sth {rather format) to
be formed 什om the things or people mentioned 指由…组成:、
构成：Around 1_5% of our efiet is composed of protein,
我们的饮食中太约有15%的蛋白质。
423 conspicuous
party doctrine因与传统的政党宗旨一致而受欢迎的政策
2 [U, C] (music W) a
combination of musical notes that sound pleasing together 协和 P7?3 dissonance con-son-ant /'konsenant; NAmE'ka:n-/ noun, adj.
■
noun 1 (phoneti.es 语.音a speech sound made by
completely or partly stopping the flow of air being breathed out through the
mouth 辅音 2
a letter of the alphabet that represents a consonant sound, for example ‘b’，‘c’，‘d’，‘f, etc•辅音字母（如 b、: c、d、f 等” —compare vowel
ii 〜with sth agreeing
with or being the same
as sth else ;(与…）一致的，符合的，相同的，和谐的
con-son-ant-al
/.kDnsa'naentl;
NAmE ,ka:n-/ adj. {phonetics relating to
or consisting of a consonant or consonants 辅音的；辅音组成的一compare vocalic
con
sor-dino /.kon
so:'di:nau; NAmE ,ka:n SD：r'di:noo/ 音）（^:om (used as an instruction 指示
语)played using a mute带弱音器演奏
con-sort noun, verb
■
fiown /’kimscxt; /S/Amf ’ka:ns3:rt/ 1 the
husband or wife of a ruler (统治者的）配偶：the prince consort (= the queen’s husband)亲王（妥王的圭夫} 2a group of
old-fashioned musical instruments, or a group of musicians who play music from
several centuries ago -组（古器）；一组(演奏几世纪前音乐的乐师）
■
verfc /kan_s3:t; -'soirt/ [V]〜with sb (/brmfl/) to
spend time with sb that
other people do not approve of 扁混；鬼混：ffe & fcnown to have consorted vWth prostitutes. 所周知他曾与妓女厮混在一起。
con.sor.tium
/kan'soitiam;
NAmE -'soirt-/ noun {pi. con-sor-tiums or con-sor-tia /-tia/) a group of
people, countries, companies, etc. who are working together on a particular
project (合作进行某项工程的）财团，银
团，联营企业：the Anglo-French consortium that
built the
Charmd runnd修建英吉利海峡隧道的英法财团
con-spicu-ous
/kan'spikjuas/
adj. easy to see or
notice; likely to attract attention易见侖；日i显的；惹人注意
的：Mary’s red hm’r aZways made her conspicuous
: at
sc/ioo〖.玛丽的红头发在学校里总是很惹眼。◊ J/e〖tvery conspicuous in
my new car:坐在我的新车里/我感到+
be comprised of
sb/sth to be formed
from the things or people mentioned 指:餘…鐵成、■构成厂 The committee is comprised of representatives
from both the flnd
pr/Vflfe sectors.'委员签由政请―私人缔门两
芳的代表粗成。.Some people consider this usage
incorrect, and prefer to use the active verb comprise.有人iV为这种用法不正确，更喜欢用
comprise的主动语态。
compos {formal) to be the parts of people that
form sth.也组成、、构成：..C/jmt/’amco/rjpcwaraw/id2.5%〇/ fhe cow/7try’s popw/flf/肌基督教徒大药占这个国家人口
的之5萍。
WHICH WORD?词语辨析
Consist
of sb/sth is the most
general of these words and the only one that can be used for activities with
the -//?g form of a verb._:*_xonsist of'是这组词中最通用v : 也是唯一可与动词-ing形式连用，表示包含…活动的
:词：My work at that time just consisted of
typing letters. 我那时的X作只有打信。The other main difference is
between those verbs that take the whole as the subject and the parts as the
object另一个主要区别在予.宥些词
是将整体作为主语，部分作为宾语：7/7egrawpows;’sfs of/comprises/is made up of/is
composed of/is comprised of fenpeop/e.这个小组由十个人组七。■ and
thosethattake the parts as the subject and the whole as the object•.另 j些词则是将部分作为主语，整体作为宾语：knpeop/e make up/constitute/comprise/compose the
group,
组i 4*个久组成。It is not correct to use
‘comprises_of’ or 'is composed by/from'. ^ comprise of be composed by/from筠木正确。