A
Si S o 0 The advertisements were all posted in
a conspicuous place. ft A ft 7 M il &*) ft 0
0 The event was
a conspicuous success (= a very great one).
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inconspicuous ► conspicuously
adv.: Women were conspicuously absent
from the planning committee. 31A ftJl, MM^ Mr&iL'& A con-spicu-ous-ness noun [U] [031 conspicuous
by your absence not present in a situation or place, when it is
obvious that you should be there ( A & ft ^ )
mMMJSA&Si: When
it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence. A&ft^£MISAAftM
‘JI&Ti-Lto
con spicuous con
sumption noun [U] the buying of
expensive goods in order to impress people and show them how rich you are
con spir acy /kan'spirasi/ noun [C, U] {pi. -ies) ~ (to do sth) | ~
(against sb/sth) a secret plan by a group of people to do sth harmful or
illegal ; Bfjig: a
conspiracy to overthrow the government o conspiracies against the president BLM if
0
a conspiracy of silence (= an agreement not to talk publicly
about sth which should be made public)
mkwmf () 0 They
were charged with conspiracy to murder.
W. M $ 7; 0
0 a conspiracy
theory
(= the belief that a secret conspiracy is responsible for a particular event)
imm )
con spirator /kan'spiratafc)/ noun a person who is involved
in a conspiracy ; fSEfii^WA conspiratorial /kan.spira'toirial/ adj. 1 connected with, or
like, a conspiracy ^ (K); ^ ; MSI $ ftJ
2 (of a person’s behaviour AAlft^it)
suggesting that a secret is being shared ‘I know you
understand, ■ he said and gave a conspiratorial
wink.
“$£
con-spire /kan'spaia(r)/ verb 1 [V] ~ (with sb)
(against sb)
| t- (together) to secretly plan with other
people to do sth illegal or harmful g? ig; ® iS; Ph $
: They were
accused of conspiring against the king.
El
i o o They deny conspiring together to
smuggle drugs, fife f] § iA ft A A # or „ o She admitted conspiring with her lover to murder her husband. M/P7A %'lf
A&HgASAAo; 2 ~ against sb/sth | ~
to do sth (of events #) to seem to work together to make sth bad happen U 4ft If #$C ( A & | A ) !: [V]
Circumstances
had conspired against them. #£
ffl&ft —O [V to inf] Everything conspired to make her life a
misery.
con-stable /'kAnstabl; NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun (used especially
when talking to a police officer of the lowest rank
^
M ffl W W % $ W f) = POLICE CONSTABLE :
Have
you finished your report, Constable?
7 ? — see also chief constable
con-stabu-lary /kan'staebjaleri; NAmE -leri/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.] {pi. -ies) (in
mx
con stancy /'kDnstansi; NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun [U] {formal)
1
the quality of staying the same and not
changing
}#AA57 2 {approving) the quality of
being faithful j& M;
& %; %m; ad fidelity : He admired her courage and
constancy,
#, If fil M ^ A ffl
J&'jRl'
con stant 0-w /'knnstant; NAmE 'ka:n-/ adj., noun •adj. 1 [usually before noun] happening all the
time or repeatedly & ^ £ ft (ft ; A Hr W ; 16 (ft: constant interruptions ft fk if. (ft ft tfc 0 a constant stream of visitors all day o Babies need
constant attention. §& )l —M ft M 7 ft A » o This entrance is in constant use. jit
A P Ji „ 2 that
does not change AA: (ft;
[Sift (ft; tM aE (ft Hd fixed : travelling at a constant speed of 50 m.p.h. 50 %
[1] noun {technical A ip) a number or
quantity that does not vary^$t; A* H22 variable
con stant ly On /'konstantli; NAmE 'ka:n-/ adv. all the time;
repeatedly jfe ; — ft; M %
A Ht fife : Fashion is constantly changing. Eft & J§ 0 Hr M # o 0 Heat the sauce, stirring
constantly. It! ftA
o
con-sta-tive /'knnstetiv;
NAmE 'karn-, kon'steitiv/ adj. {grammar fX) stating that sth is
real or true j£ !S •— see also performative
con-stel-la-tion /.knnsta'leijn; NAmE ,ka:n-/ noun
2
a group of stars that forms a shape in the
sky and has a name M ® 2 {formal) a group of related ideas,
things or people
A): a constellation of
X* ,
consternation /.knnsta'neij'n; NAmE ,ka:nstar’n-/ noun [U] {forrhal) a worried, sad
feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise isi ® PC771
dismay : The announcement of her retirement
caused consternation among tennis fans.' Mii W M E
con sti pated /'knnstipeitid; NAmE 'ka:n-/ adj. unable to get rid of waste material from
the bowels easily
mm
con-sti-pa-tion /.knnsti'peijn; NAmE ,ka:n-/ noun [U] the condition of being unable to get
rid of waste material from the bowels easily
(= being constipated)
con stitu ency /kan'stitjuansi; NAmE -tju-/ {pi. -ies) noun {especially BrE) 1 [C] a district
that elects its own representative to parliament ( ) i&A:
Unemployment
is high in her constituency. A
ikAl^^i^AAo
0 He owns a house in his
3
[C+sing./pl. v.] the people who live
in and vote in a
particular district life E K : constituency opinion i&'K iSK 3 [C+sing./pl. v.] a particular group of
people in society who are
likely to support a person, an idea or a product (
con stitu ent /kan'stitjuant; NAmE-tfu-/ noun, adj.
•
noun 1 a person who lives, and can vote in a
constituency 3^5^ A: She has the full support
of her constituents. M if f ij A K & (Hi £ A ^ # o 2 one of the parts of
sth that combine to form the whole file
•
adj. [only before noun] {formal) forming or helping to
make a whole £§./$,$]; to break something up
into its constituent parts/elements
constituent as sembly noun
[c+sing./pl. y] a group of elected representatives with the power to
make or change a country’s constitution iS^
( ftf|i]^
constitute /'knnstitjuit;
NAmE 'kainstetuit/ verb {formal) 1 linking verb [V-N] (not used in
the progressive tenses AfflAiffifrW) to be considered to be sth ( |&iA
A§5c#$S[ ) J6; Does such an activity constitute
a criminal offence? 0
The
increase in racial tension constitutes a threat to our society. -#»,
2
linking verb [V-N] (not used in
the progressive tenses A N-) to be the parts that
together form sth ill j®; ad MAKE UP: Female workers constitute the
majority of the labour force. fc\MM A £rXtj Aftj ^ IS 0 o note at consist of 3 [VN] [usually passive] to form a group legally
or officially ( ) J$aL, i&ft
HEIestablish, set
UP: The committee
was constituted in 1974 by an Act of Parliament.
1974^^0
constitution /.kunsti'tjuijn;
NAmE ,ka:nsta'tu:J'n/
noun 1 [C] the system of laws
and basic principles that a state, a country or an organization is governed by % A ; : your right to vote under the constitution fft
o According to the constitution ... • 0 to propose a new amendment to the
Constitution (=. of the us) ^ (mm)
o the South African Constitution '$} A % A 2 [C] the condition of
a person’s body and how healthy it is % ft;; It; : to have a healthy/strong/weak
constitution 3 [U, C] {formal) the