| 英语单词 | consummate |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['kɒnsəmeɪt] 美 ['kɑːnsəmeɪt] |
| 中文释义 | adj.圆满的;完美的;完全的 vt.完成;使达到极点;圆房 |
| 英语例句 | (1) She is a consummate artist. (2) She dealt with the problem with consummate skill. (3) He won the race with consummate ease. (4) His ambition was consummated when he received his doctor's degree from Cambridge. (5) This consummated their happiness. (6) This award consummates my life's work. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 她是个技艺高超的艺术家。 (2) 她以巧妙的手腕处理了这个问题。 (3) 他不费吹灰之力就赢了赛跑。 (4) 当他从剑桥大学获得了博士学位时,他的抱负实现了。 (5) 这使他们的幸福达到了顶点。 (6) 这个奖是我一生努力的圆满结果。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Consummate means complete, finished, or masterful. If you refer to someone as a consummate chef, then you are saying he is the ultimate chef. If you say someone is a consummate jerk, then you are saying he is the ultimate jerk. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Consummate can be used to describe something good or bad: consummate joy, a consummate liar. To consummate means to bring something to completion, but it often refers specifically to making a marriage complete by having sexual relations. The adjective is pronounced KÄN-sə-mit, but the verb is pronounced KÄN-sə-māt. |
| 柯林斯解释 | The adjective is pronounced /'kɒnsʌmət/. The verb is pronounced /'kɒnsəmeɪt/. 形容词读作 /'kɒnsʌmət/,动词读作 /'kɒnsəmeɪt/。 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]造诣极高的;技艺精湛的;炉火纯青的 You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式]
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2 [VERB 动词]圆房;通过性交使(婚姻或两人关系)圆满 If two people consummate a marriage or relationship, they make it complete by having sex. [V n] [FORMAL 正式]
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3 [VERB 动词]完成,达成(协议等) To consummate an agreement means to complete it. [V n] [FORMAL 正式]
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