单词	consistently
释义	consistentcon‧sis‧tent /kənˈsɪstənt/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINconsistent Origin: 1500-1600 Latin present participle of consistere; ➔ CONSIST Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Judges must be firm, fair and consistent in their application of the law. She is one of the most consistent players on the tennis circuit. Teaching by example has been a consistent theme in his work. To secure our future, we need a consistent economic strategy. Until the second quarter of this year, the company had been showing consistent growth. We've seen a consistent improvement in the team's performance. We need a quarterback who is consistent game after game. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A company that manufactures photocopiers obviously holds to a descriptive core belief consistent with this empirical reality. At home he shows consistent management problems. Even here, there was consistent fear of anything that threatened to shake up the status quo. How do you find a reasonable and consistent thread of explanation through this? Not all political analysts are consistent in how they employ these concepts. One of the first kennels to establish itself as a consistent winner in the show ring was the Tankerville Kennel. Why would they suddenly become a consistent team now, when the opponents start getting tougher? Yet the way men define their role has remained remarkably consistent. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatoralways the same► stay the same to continue to be the same and not change: · The word 'sheep' doesn't take 's' in the plural - the ending stays the same.· Tamara lived in a government apartment, and the rent stayed the same for five years. ► constant an amount, temperature, rate etc that is constant stays the same and does not change: · It is important to store wine at a constant temperature.remain constant: · The number of deaths from road accidents has remained constant over the last five years. ► consistent always staying the same in your beliefs, your behaviour, the quality of your work etc: · She is one of the most consistent players on the tennis circuit.· To secure our future, we need a consistent economic strategy.consistent in: · Judges must be firm, fair and consistent in their application of the law. ► unchanging not changing, even when conditions or situations change: · Unlike us, most animals have needs that are fixed and unchanging.· She always had the same unchanging expression on her face, whatever mood she was in. when facts, situations, or numbers are the same► correspond if facts or situations correspond , they are the same as each other or have the same effect: · The dates quoted in these two documents do not correspond.correspond with: · The witness's statements correspond with the available evidence.correspond to: · His own domestic situation did not correspond very closely to his ideal of a loving, equal partnership. ► be consistent with if something that is said, written, or done is consistent with a particular idea or piece of information, it says the same thing or follows the same principles: · The figures in the accounts must be consistent with the information given in the annual report.· Charging these very high fines is hardly consistent with your policy of "user-friendly banking'.· This sort of repression is not consistent with a democratic system. ► agree if two pieces of information agree with each other, they are the same, and so they are both likely to be correct: · I'll have to check these calculations again -- the totals don't agree.agree with: · Your story doesn't agree with what the police have told us. ► tally if a piece of information tallies with another, they are the same; if two sets of numbers tally , they add up to the same thing.: · Check both sets of results to see if they tally.tally with: · His account of the discovery of the body tallied with the testimony of his wife. ► coincide if two people's ideas, opinions, or wishes coincide , they are the same, even though this may be completely by chance: · For once our wishes coincided. We both wanted a quick divorce.coincide with: · His views coincided perfectly with our thinking.· Even if her advice does not coincide with what you want, I advise you to follow it. ► match up if information from one place matches up with information from another, both sets of information are the same, which shows that they are both correct: · I've questioned both suspects and so far their stories just don't match up. One of them must be lying.match up with: · You must make sure that your sales figures match up with your receipts at the end of each week. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► also · They were also consistent throughout his life.· The address on the insurance policy was also consistent with the premises being Capricorn's established business premises.· Our data are also consistent with observations in man that mucosal proliferation is increased in patients with large adenomas or cancer.· It is also consistent with the type of situation which was almost never recalled - going straight ahead past a minor road. ► as · Place them in similar positions in your new home so that the growing conditions remain as consistent as possible.· The former University of Miami star has been as consistent as ever.· They just aren't as consistent as they should be.· That is already about half a percentage point lower than the rate many analysts and policy-makers regard as consistent with stable inflation.· Nick has become as consistent as any batter in the Championship. ► entirely · Such a suggestion is, of course, entirely consistent with the ideas about the function of grammar as outlined in this chapter.· To the extent that this is true, it is entirely consistent with the history of child psychiatry in this country.· This picture is therefore entirely consistent with the material being an over-heated frit which has been discarded.· Through all this confusion, few individuals remained entirely consistent.· Bourdieu is not entirely consistent in his assessment of just what this autonomy is from. ► fairly · Three quick examples give what is a fairly consistent flavour.· URLs follow a fairly consistent pattern.· Such a conclusion is fairly consistent with findings in more conventional community studies.· When asked directly what were their visions of Howdendyke's future, interviewees made fairly consistent replies.· There has been a fairly consistent finding in such studies that this does tend to be the case. ► more · This is because the end is more consistent than the means.· Fortunately for the Cowboys, Irvin has been more consistent on the field than off.· Delegates also called for increased formal training to help achieve higher and more consistent standards.· They may also insist that the other spouse change their behaviour so that it would be more consistent with their own.· With greater productivity will come a more consistent product, improved site safety and reduced emissions.· The text provides an interesting mix of wilderness appreciation and tips on how to attain more consistent results.· According to the official blurb, it means more consistent and comfortable shifting with improved performance and fuel economy.· On histological review, it was felt that these two tumours were more consistent with hepatocellular carcinoma than cholangiocarcinoma. ► most · Among these hypokalaemia is the most consistent and important finding, and its magnitude correlates well with the concurrent serum theophylline concentration.· In the past, Strug has not been the most consistent performer.· This shape matrix was then compared to a stored dictionary of words to find the word most consistent with the shape information.· His most consistent phrase was that he wants to accomplish in Washington what the governors have done in their states.· The most consistent feature of the Commonwealth idea, at all stages of its development, was the principle of consent.· His death was a promise broken, the loss of the most consistent witness to her life as an artist.· The Labour Party gains its most consistent successes in London and the other major cities.· Roy is the Ducks' high scorer this season and probably the most consistent player on the team. ► remarkably · Yet the way men define their role has remained remarkably consistent.· They produced a remarkably consistent sound for the revolving-door group.· Despite differences in dosage and length of treatment, the results are remarkably consistent.· More than a decade of performance and change has demonstrated a remarkably consistent, if counterintuitive, phenomenon.· In this study there was a remarkably consistent proximal small intestinal enteropathy of mild to moderate severity.· Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were remarkably consistent for both Maori and non-Maori populations within New Zealand.· Discussion of Judgment Results Subjects appeared to make judgments which were remarkably consistent with those given when actually driving. ► very · The hens also appeared to be very consistent in their decisions, with individual birds choosing the same nest day after day.· When Miles and Evan were little, John and I were very consistent in putting them down for an hour-long afternoon nap.· But in social time and social space we make just such distinctions and we do so in a very consistent way.· However the quantities derived from these parameters, which relate to biologically meaningful quantities, are very consistent.· He only won once as a novice but was very consistent.· Such mechanisation produces very consistent results throughout the year, but the cheeses often lack the authentic flavour of handmade varieties.· Also the counts for card subjects of known area are very consistent. NOUN► basis · We have not shown the ability to sell 15, 000-seat shows on a consistent basis.· The key is to be able to do it on a consistent basis. ► pattern · The community that showed the most stable and consistent patterns of gender-differentiation was the East Belfast Ballymacarrett community.· Looking at the results for length of the pendulum string, one observes a consistent pattern.· Within each type of disability there is a consistent pattern of the prevalence rate increasing with age.· Does it give your body rhythm a consistent pattern?· Despite this, some consistent patterns have been established.· URLs follow a fairly consistent pattern.· Fairly consistent patterns are evident in the location of the volcanic activity with respect to the fringing trench.· But such a consistent pattern of behaviour suggests a cause beyond the range of personal explanations offered by the women themselves. ► result · What you should look for is evidence of good, consistent results over a period of 10 to 20 years.· The text provides an interesting mix of wilderness appreciation and tips on how to attain more consistent results.· Objective probability applies to those events which have been tested previously and found to come up with consistent results.· It is always the case that averaging over tens of trials is necessary to give consistent results, particularly with endogenous ERPs.· Artificial expertise produces more consistent results than does human expertise.· Such mechanisation produces very consistent results throughout the year, but the cheeses often lack the authentic flavour of handmade varieties.· The W algorithm was designed to be more breadth-first, and more consistent results were expected regardless of the input conditions. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be consistent with something Her behavior was consistent with that of other rape victims. Any point in the hexagon enclosed by these vectors is consistent with factor price equalization. In our opinion the information given in the Directors' report on pages 11 to 13 is consistent with the financial statements. Interest rates in both markets would still, it should be noted, be consistent with one another. It is consistent with any kind of human behaviour, and just because of that, it tells us nothing about human behaviour. The Company's accounting policies are consistent with previous years. The increased healing rate in wine drinkers is consistent with other reports that moderate alcohol intake may be harmless or beneficial. The yield criterion requires that the highest possible yield be earned that is consistent with the safety and liquidity criteria. This is consistent with the results of Herbst, McCormack and West. 1always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc – usually used to show approval OPP  inconsistent:  She’s the team’s most consistent player.consistent in We need to be consistent in our approach.2continuing to happen or develop in the same way:  a consistent improvement in the country’s economy3a consistent argument or idea does not have any parts that do not match other parts OPP  inconsistent:  The evidence is not consistent.4be consistent with something if a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it:  Her injuries are consistent with having fallen from the building. The results are consistent with earlier research.—consistently adverb:  consistently high performance
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