consort

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Government, Musicconsortcon‧sort1 /ˈkɒnsɔːt $ ˈkɑːnsɔːrt/ noun [countable] 1 PGthe wife or husband of a ruler → prince consort2 APMa group of people who play very old music, or the group of old-fashioned instruments they use3 → in consort (with somebody)Examples from the Corpusconsort• Could mule pregnancies be interfered with by giving the mare a skin graft from her prospective donkey consort?• It was over in a moment, and there she was, hooked to her consort, swinging like a pendulum!• All genes fall into one of several groups that are passed on in consort.• Both can take new consorts but only their daughter can be the new Everqueen.• Aboard steps a busker in a perky kiss-me-quick hat with lucky heather stuck in the band, accompanied by a face-painted consort.• Except for the consort song, all of these types of composition are represented somewhere among the studies presented here.consortcon‧sort2 /kənˈsɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb → consort with somebody→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusconsort• The solitary nights, because that was the only way he wanted to consort with her - in bed.• Your status in the community will never climb to the next level as long as you consort with the Blue Fog.• There were my two sisters consorting with the enemy.• In loud, sepulchral tones, this vision warned James to give up war and consorting with wanton women.Origin consort1 1. (1400-1500) French consort, from Latin consors “person you share with”, from com- ( → COM-) + sors “luck, fate”2. (1500-1600) French consorte, from consort

单词	consort
释义	consort From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Government, Musicconsortcon‧sort1 /ˈkɒnsɔːt $ ˈkɑːnsɔːrt/ noun [countable] 1 PGthe wife or husband of a ruler → prince consort2 APMa group of people who play very old music, or the group of old-fashioned instruments they use3 → in consort (with somebody)Examples from the Corpusconsort• Could mule pregnancies be interfered with by giving the mare a skin graft from her prospective donkey consort?• It was over in a moment, and there she was, hooked to her consort, swinging like a pendulum!• All genes fall into one of several groups that are passed on in consort.• Both can take new consorts but only their daughter can be the new Everqueen.• Aboard steps a busker in a perky kiss-me-quick hat with lucky heather stuck in the band, accompanied by a face-painted consort.• Except for the consort song, all of these types of composition are represented somewhere among the studies presented here.consortcon‧sort2 /kənˈsɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb → consort with somebody→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusconsort• The solitary nights, because that was the only way he wanted to consort with her - in bed.• Your status in the community will never climb to the next level as long as you consort with the Blue Fog.• There were my two sisters consorting with the enemy.• In loud, sepulchral tones, this vision warned James to give up war and consorting with wanton women.Origin consort1 1. (1400-1500) French consort, from Latin consors “person you share with”, from com- ( → COM-) + sors “luck, fate”2. (1500-1600) French consorte, from consort
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