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The
summer house was a simple wooden construction.
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GRAMMAR i4 [C] the way in which
words are used together and arranged to form a sentence, phrase, etc.
( XJX, Mili^W ) £r$J: grammatical constructions i§-
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OF THEORY, ETC. 3 it ' 5 [U, C] the creating
of sth from
ideas, opinions and
knowledge ( M. , mM ffl APtR W ) frJUt,
fi'JlL, H3l: the construction of a new theory
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MEANING ,f X 6 [C] (formal) the way in which
words, actions, statements, etc. are understood by sb ( Xf is]
w. aam, mm beeunter-
pretation : What construction do you put on
this letter (= what do you think it means)? constructional /kan’strAkfanl/ adj. connected with the
making or building of things H it W; 1£| if W; It
mw
con
struction paper noun [U] (NAmE) thick coloured paper
that people cut out to make designs, models, etc.
(itt, mmm1>
con
struction site noun (especially
NAmE) =
building
SITE
con
struct ive /kan'strAktiv/
adj. having a useful and
helpful effect rather than being negative or with no purpose it i£ 14 W; X" W ^ W ; XI M W: constructive
criticism/suggestions/advice ^i&14 Wttfcif / itiA/ ££#
0
His work involved helping hyperactive children to use their energy in a
constructive way.
&
IS X £ 3 i i£ 14 W If! 0 — compare destructive
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con-struct-ive-ly adv.
con
structive dis'missal noun [u] (BrE, law If) a situation in which
you are forced to leave your job because it is changed in a way that makes it
impossible for you to continue doing it jtXUli, ^XlXfl ( tgiljfStix
con-struct-or /k0n'strAkta(r)/
noun a person or company
that builds things, especially cars or aircraft ( it
iim«~mw) itit#,
con-strue /kan'stru:/
verb [VN] [usually
passive] ~ sth
(as sth) (formal) to understand the
meaning of a word, a sentence, or an action in a particular way 1M; §5£ Fn?1 interpret : He considered how the remark was to be construed, ftfcX ft & if iZ iU HMIX o Her words could hardly be
construed as an apology. jf&Wifi®1
/IXfP XfcJijt»o
con
sul /'kDnsl;
NAmE 'karnsl/ noun a government official
who is the representative of his or her country in a foreign city ^ ^ : the British consul in
consulate /'knnsj0l0t; NAmE 'kainsal-/ noun the building where a
consul works — compare embassy COn-Suit Or* /kan'SAlt/ verb
1
~ sb (about sth) to go to sb for information or advice
^
i&J; if He: [VN] If the pain continues, consult your
doctor, ^ifEXi#?6o OHave
you consulted your lawyer about this? % |f[
lit if ¥£ i^J ji If W W
iJfp ? 0 [V] a
consulting engineer (= one who has expert knowledge and gives
advice) M W X M IP
2
~ (with) sb (about/on sth) to discuss sth with sb to get their
permission for sth, or to help you make a decision
() t§m, m c) ■. ivn]
You
shouldn’t have done it without consulting me. fjtX
ik X ft %it It 1$ 7
& 14 ♦ o o I expect to be consulted about major issues. fc
iA >J it X |n] ® # XA& if#. 0 [V] I need to consult with my colleagues on
the proposals.
3
[VN] to look in or at sth to get information ft fftj: ft ip]: # # PMTi refer TO:
He consulted
the manual. f
consultancy /kan'sAltansi/
noun (pi. -ies) 1 [C] a company that
gives expert advice on a particular subject to other companies or organizations
^i&l^f]:
a
management/design/computer, etc. consultancy H
3,
ittit, 2 [U] expert advice that a
company or person is paid to
provide on a particular subject consultancy fees
con
suit ant /kan'SAltant/
noun 1 ~ (on sth) a person who knows a
lot about a particular subject and is employed to give advice about it to other
people ®P|rJ: a firm of management consultants If 3 & i&] o
the
President’s consultant on economic affairs & W ££ If X #§-Ml'p] 2 (BrE) a hospital doctor of
the highest rank who is a specialist in a particular area of medicine IS !PP;
xHf IS W : a consultant
in obstetrics X # M.
]fj IS Slip 0 a consultant surgeon In] HE Slip —compare
registrar(3)
con
sult-ation
/.kraisTteiJn;
NAmE ,ka:n-/ noun 1 [U] the act of
discussing sth with sb or with a group of people before making a decision about
it tbj; $} if; 5f f§j: a consultation
document/paper/period/process W tU X. 14
/ i& X / Pt |aj / o acting in consultation with all the departments involved If ♦ o The decision was taken after close
consultation with local residents.
#{±1 Wo o note at discussion 2 [C] a formal meeting to
discuss sth fgf if ^extensive consultations between the two countries WPJXlu] WXIfSiPP
>=> note at discussion 3 [C] a meeting with an
expert, especially a doctor, to get advice or treatment ( WX^if Ht W ) W ipj^;
( Xta
) IIt# o note at interview
4 [u] the act of looking
for information in a book, etc. ltl$;
3r : There is a large collection of
texts available for consultation on-screen.
consultative /kan'sAltativ/
adj. giving advice or making suggestions t&J W; MIX W PiTTl advisory : a consultative committee/body/document /
rn/xif
con sulting room noun a room where a doctor talks to and examines patients
con-sum-able /kan'sjuimabl;
NAmE -'su:m-/ adj., noun (business pp)
b adj. intended
to be bought, used and then replaced W; ^
W: consumable
electronic goods X X
rm p°p
mnoun con-sum-ables
[pi.]
goods that are intended to be used fairly quickly and then replaced : computer
consumables such as disks and printer cartridges in M.
con sume /kan'sjurm; NAmE -'su:m/ verb [VN] (formal) 1 to use sth,
especially fuel, energy or time ( ttfl'a]#
) : The
electricity industry con
sumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
HtWlWMa 2 to eat or drink
sth p£; HU; tA: Before he died he had consumed a
large quantity of alcohol. tTHij^TACaWSo 3~sb (with sth) [usually passive] to fill sb with a
strong feeling Xli ( (M^JW liflt ) : Carolyn was consumed with guilt. X 'P I® lA ^ o 0 Rage consumed him. 0 4 (of fire A.) to completely
destroy sth |JA: The hotel was quickly
consumed by fire. gPMMnilA® X A#ito — see
also
CONSUMING, CONSUMPTION, TIME-CONSUMING
con
0
Health-conscious
consumers want more information about the food they buy.
o a
consumer society (= one where buying and
selling is considered to be very important) |±X- o Tax cuts will boost consumer confidence after the recession.
0 —compare
producer(I)
con,
con'sumer goods noun [pi.] goods such as food, clothing, etc. bought by
individual customers ^ — compare capital
goods