[N-SING 单数名词]一致看法;共识 A consensus is general agreement among a group of people.
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The consensus amongst the world's scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades...
世界各国科学家一致认为在未来几十年里地球有可能变暖。
The question of when the troops should leave would be decided by consensus.
部队应该何时撤离的问题将由大家共同决定。
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con·sen·susAWL/kənˈsensəs; NAmEkənˈsensəs/noun[singular , uncountable ]an opinion that all members of a group agree with 一致的意见;共识consensus(about/on sth) ◆She is skilled at achieving consensus on sensitive issues.她擅长就敏感问题进行斡旋,从而达成共识。◆There is a growing consensus of opinionon this issue. 对这个问题的看法日趋一致。◆an attempt to reach a consensus达成共识的尝试consensus(among sb) (about/on sth) ◆There is a general consensus among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.教师们对必须加强学校的保安有普遍的共识。consensus(that…) ◆There seems to be a consensus that the plan should be rejected.看来人们一致同意放弃这一计划。con·sen·sus/kənˈsensəs; NAmEkənˈsensəs/
an opinion that everyone in a group agrees with or acceptsSYN agreementconsensus on/about a lack of consensus about the aims of the projectconsensus that There is a consensus among teachers that children should have a broad understanding of the world. The EU Council of Finance Ministers failed to reach a consensus on the pace of integration. the current consensus of opinion The general consensus was that technology was a good thing. the consensus politics of the fiftiesCOLLOCATIONSverbsreach a consensus (also arrive at a consensus)· The committee found that it was unable to reach a consensus.achieve a consensus· Will further talks achieve a consensus on the UN peace plan?build a consensus (=gradually achieve a consensus)· Canada worked on building a consensus among national governments.a consensus emerges (=is reached after talking about something)· No consensus emerged from these discussions.adjectivesnational/international consensus· There was no international consensus on how to deal with the situation.political/scientific etc consensus· The scientific consensus is that global warming is already occurring.general consensus· Most decisions are reached by general consensus.broad consensus (=general)· There is a broad consensus that sport is good for you.clear consensus (=one that people agree on and understand)· There was no clear consensus about the future direction of the company.growing consensus (=one that more people are agreeing on)· The growing consensus is that we should focus on economic efficiency.strong consensus· There is a strong consensus that it is time for a change of leadership.phrasesa consensus of opinion· There are still areas where no consensus of opinion has been reached.a lack of consensus· Nothing was done because of a lack of consensus on the matter.
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