consolation prize noun a small prize given to sb who has not won a competition consolatory /kan'snlatari; NAmE kan'soulatorri;

consolation prize noun a small prize given to sb who has not won a competition consolatory /kan'snlatari; NAmE kan'soulatorri; -'sail 0-/ adj. (formal) intended to make sb who is unhappy or disappointed feel better

con-sole¹ /kan'saol; NAmE -'soul/ verb ~ sb/yourself (with sth) to give comfort or sympathy to sb who is unhappy or disappointed ft ; ££ lit ; lit H

comfort : [VN] Nothing could console him when his wife died,

0 She put a consoling arm around his shoulders.

& ft ft i:t ₀ 0 Console yourself with the thought that you did your best, ffcoj IX ftEt S B ftfJ B 7 ft

ft o o [VN that] I didn’t like lying but I consoled

myself that it was for a good cause. 1$ MIftM, ft it ii B 2$ Ji ft 7 M o <> [VN speech] ‘Never mind,’ Anne consoled her. ” ftMftStftfei£₀

con-sole² /'knnsaul; NAmE 'kainsoul/ noun a flat surface which contains all the controls and switches for a machine, a piece of electronic equipment, etc. ( flit!.

con soli date /kan'snlideit; NAmE -'sail-/ verb 1 to make a position of power or success stronger so that it is more likely to continue ; {^jUSl: [VN] With this

new movie he has consolidated his position as the country’s leading director. 7fife ft

7 [II ii fi ?l! fife ±tfe fv <, 0 Italy consolidated their lead with a second goal. 7^^5fe

fife itfe fv ₀ [also V] 2 (technical ft in) to join things together into one; to be joined into one ( ft —

. 'n# . [VN] All the debts have been consolidated. FJt Wfit ^ #j B o' ft,, o consolidated accounts ifftRfc@ 0 [V] The two companies consolidated for greater efficiency. JlWiM , & M M & B/n ft o ► con-soli-da-tion /kan.SDli'deiJn; NAmE -.scd-/ noun [U]: the consolidation of power ft #J AL @ 0 the consolidation of Japan’s banking industry 0 ft lift ik fife'n ft con somme /kan'sumei; NAmE .kainsa'mei/ noun [U] a clear soup made with the juices from meat con son ance /'knnsonons; NAmE ‘ka:n-/ noun 1 [U] ~ (with sth) (formal) agreement — gc; \jy im : a policy that is popular because of its consonance with traditional

SYNONYMS

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. \X.t

&iiOi«ftiM^ A Hill, h

consist of sb/sth to be formed from the things, people or activities mentioned A$L?£%)]£R

ft, 7jft: Their diet consists largely of vegetables. fifefi]

comprise (rather formal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned dl -TSft, f^jft: The collection comprises 327 paintings. iA^IjjUfiBcTf 327 Bio IMPI Comprise can also be used to refer to the parts or members of sth. * comprise a^lft, $3 ft: Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty. A£W

tllftfrfe fcBftflo However, this is less frequent.

make up sth (rather informal) to be the parts or people that form sth .ft, Women make up

56% of the student numbers. 56%₀

constitute to be the parts or people that form sth ja^S-ft, ftft: People under the age of 40 constitute the majority of the labour force. * 40 ft UTF 6fe A ft

be composed of sb/sth (rather formal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned & •■•Mft, ftft: Around 15% of our diet is composed of protein.

15% ms eat

conspicuous

con-sole¹ /kan'saol; NAmE -'soul/ verb ~ sb/yourself (with sth) to give comfort or sympathy to sb who is unhappy or disappointed ft ; ££ lit ; lit H

comfort : [VN] Nothing could console him when his wife died,

0 She put a consoling arm around his shoulders.

& ft ft i:t ₀ 0 Console yourself with the thought that you did your best, ffcoj IX ftEt S B ftfJ B 7 ft

ft o o [VN that] I didn’t like lying but I consoled

myself that it was for a good cause. 1$ MIftM, ft it ii B 2$ Ji ft 7 M o <> [VN speech] ‘Never mind,’ Anne consoled her. ” ftMftStftfei£₀

con-sole² /'knnsaul; NAmE 'kainsoul/ noun a flat surface which contains all the controls and switches for a machine, a piece of electronic equipment, etc. ( flit!.

con soli date /kan'snlideit; NAmE -'sail-/ verb 1 to make a position of power or success stronger so that it is more likely to continue ; {^jUSl: [VN] With this

new movie he has consolidated his position as the country’s leading director. 7fife ft

7 [II ii fi ?l! fife ±tfe fv <, 0 Italy consolidated their lead with a second goal. 7^^5fe

fife itfe fv ₀ [also V] 2 (technical ft in) to join things together into one; to be joined into one ( ft —

SYNONYMS

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. \X.t

&iiOi«ftiM^ A Hill, h

consist of sb/sth to be formed from the things, people or activities mentioned A$L?£%)]£R

ft, 7jft: Their diet consists largely of vegetables. fifefi]

tllftfrfe fcBftflo However, this is less frequent.

make up sth (rather informal) to be the parts or people that form sth .ft, Women make up

56% of the student numbers. 56%₀

constitute to be the parts or people that form sth ja^S-ft, ftft: People under the age of 40 constitute the majority of the labour force. * 40 ft UTF 6fe A ft

be composed of sb/sth (rather formal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned & •■•Mft, ftft: Around 15% of our diet is composed of protein.

15% ms eat

party doctrine

2 [U, C] (music #) a combination of musical notes that sound pleasing together f^ft BH3 dissonance con-son-ant /'kDnsonant; NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun, adj. m noun 1 (phonetics #) a speech sound made by completely or partly stopping the flow of air being breathed out through the mouth If 2 a letter of the alphabet that represents a consonant sound, for example ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’, ‘f, etc. fjfilfft# ( £n b, c, d, f #*) — compare vowel

* adj. ~ with sth (formal) agreeing with or being the same as sth else ( %■•• ) -gtM, *@im

con son ant al /.kDnsa'naentl; NAmE ,ka:n-/ adj. (phonetics i# ff) relating to or consisting of a consonant or consonants fife; — compare vocalic

con sor-dino /,knn so:'di:nau; NAmE ,ka:n so:r'di:nou/ adv. (music 1=f) (from Italian) (used as an instruction ft T§) played using a mute con-sort noun, verb

m noun /'knnsoit; NAmE 'ka:nso:rt/ 1 the husband or wife of a ruler ( ) SEffi: the prince consort (= the

queen’s husband) 2a group of

old-fashioned musical instruments, or a group of musicians who play music from several centuries ago

~m (); -m c)

s verb /kan'so:t; NAmE -'sorrt/ [V] ~ with sb (formal) to spend time with sb that other people do not approve of M fi ; %. M : He is known to have consorted with prostitutes. ~

consortium /kan'sortiam; NAmE -'sairt-/ 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 ( ) Wl, ft

0 , ik: the Anglo-French consortium that built

the Channel Tunnel

con spicu ous /kan'spikjuas/ adj. easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention J; $} S tHj; ^ A 'ft ^ _: Mary’s red hair always made her conspicuous at school, mmtljk'k 0 I felt very

conspicuous in my new car. ^ ft Iff ft M, fl M ft

be comprised of sb/sth to be formed from the things or people mentioned jtft ■••ftft, ftft: The committee is comprised of representatives from both the public and private sectors. £ ^ ft A

AWftftftfto Some people consider this

usage incorrect, and prefer to use the active verb comprise. comprise W

compose (formal) to be the parts of people that form

sth ftf ftft, f£jft: Christians compose around 2.5% of the country’s population. -Jiff A^J iift® A P W 2.5%₀

which word? mmtf

Consist of sb/sth is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used for activities with the -ing form of a verb. * consist of Jld&ftis]ft<liift, til«. -ing

is]: My work at that time just consisted of typing letters.

WIftRWfffSo The other main difference is between those verbs that take the whole as the subject and the parts as the object ft—T*is] The group consists

of/comprises/is made up of/is composed of/is comprised of ten people, i&ft/hftft ftftAftfto and those that take the parts as the subject and the whole as the object, ft

gftftft^ft: Ten people

make up/constitute/comprise/compose the group, jxftft IRdl+ftAftfto It is not correct to use ‘comprises of or ‘is composed by/from’. ft comprise of ft be composed by/from