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单词 consistent
释义
consistent
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪs.tənt/us
/kənˈsɪs.tənt/

consistentadjective(NOT CHANGING)

C2
alwaysbehavingorhappeningin asimilar,especiallypositive, way:
一贯的；坚持的；始终如一的
There has been a consistentimprovementin herattitude.她的态度一直在改进。
Herworkis sometimes good, but theproblemis she's not consistent.她工作有时不错，可问题是她不能始终如一。
Opposite
inconsistent(CHANGING)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
staying the same
  • constantCheck to make sure your oven maintains a constant temperature.
  • the sameYou look exactly the same as you did ten years ago!
  • same old same oldThe Italian restaurant is under new management, but it's just the same old same old.
  • unchangingHis novel is about the unchanging nature of humanity.
  • unchangeableThe company's position on the matter is absolute and unchangeable.
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More examples
  • There has been a consistentincreaseinburglariesround here.
  • Hisperformanceon thepitchisfarfrom consistent.
  • Heproducesworkof a consistent highquality.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Keeping and staying the same
  • anti-progressive
  • calcification
  • calcify
  • consistency
  • continuum
  • diffusible
  • hover
  • invariant
  • inveteracy
  • leave well aloneidiom
  • left
  • level off
  • peg
  • stabilization
  • stabilize
  • stably
  • stay
  • steadfast
  • wallow
  • wouldn't have it any other wayidiom
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consistentadjective(AGREEING)

C2[after verb]
inagreementwith otherfactsor withtypicalorpreviousbehaviour, or having the sameprinciplesas somethingelse:
一致的，吻合的；符合的
What thewitnesssaid incourtwas not consistentwiththestatementhe made to thepolice.证人在法庭上的证词和他对警方的陈述不一致。
We do notconsiderhisbehaviourto be consistentwiththeholdingof ahigh-rankingjob.我们认为他的行为与他位居要职的身份不相符。
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  • Thefiguresare not consistent with hisargument.
  • Hisremarksare not consistent with theroleof aheadteacher.
  • Herversionofeventsis not consistent with theevidence.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Balance and imbalance
  • accord withsomething
  • align
  • asymmetric
  • balance(something)out/up
  • balance of power
  • balanced
  • harmonious
  • harmony
  • imbalance
  • inharmonious
  • jar
  • jarring
  • on an even keelidiom
  • one man's loss is another man's gainidiom
  • realign
  • realignment
  • rebalance
  • unharmonious
  • well balanced
  • well rounded
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Related word

consistently
(Definition ofconsistentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

consistent| American Dictionary

consistent
adjective
us
/kənˈsɪs·tənt/

consistentadjective(NOT VARYING)

alwayshappeningorbehavingin asimilarway:
Thepresidenthas beenremarkablyconsistent oneconomicissues.

consistentadjective(AGREEING)

agreeingwith something said or donepreviously:
The witness’sstoryis consistent with thepolicereport.
(Definition ofconsistentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsistent

consistent
There is no statistical evidence of aconsistentyield trend of rice or wheat with time.
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Nondeterminism can also remain right down to the implementation level, where anyconsistentvalue may be returned.
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That is, there is a commonality of effectconsistentwith this region's role in the integration of sound and meaning.
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This account of the developmental differences isconsistentwith other studies of children's lexical and phonological representations.
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The findings areconsistentwith the hypothesis that weaknesses in specific phonemic representations linger even after children can articulate the specific phonemes accurately.
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The formal models that areconsistentwith a critical period rely on innate representations of abstract structure.
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This difference isconsistentwith the known effects of dopamine upon the size of the receptive fields of retinal horizontal cells.
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This pattern of correlated activity isconsistentwith a refinement of cor tical receptive fields.
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Responses to fluctuating temperatures areconsistentamong seeds of many species, but the physiological mechanisms underlying such responses are still unknown.
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The results areconsistentwith our expectation that long periods of care-giving predict lower levels of depressive symptoms in widowhood.
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The findings of the present 5-year longitudinal study areconsistentwith this theoretical claim.
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Although these findings are novel, they areconsistentwith those of related theoretical analyses.
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Overall, the empirical findings seemconsistentwith the first assumption of structural description models, but some doubts remain.
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This isconsistentwith the contraction of the regional system and a reduction in the production of export goods.
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The insignificant tax base effect is notconsistentwith the hypothesis for this variable.
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