conscientious

【考法1】adj. 仔细的，一丝不苟的：taking, showing, or involvinggreat care and effort

【例】a conscientiousresearcher 一丝不苟的研究者

【近】careful, exact,heedful, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous

【反】careless, remiss 粗心大意的

【考法1】adj. 有良心的，正直的：governed by or conforming tothe dictates of conscience

【例】a conscientiouspolice officer 一名有良心的警察

【近】conscionable,ethical, honest, moral, upright, principled, scrupulous

【反】unscrupulous 不正直的

【派】conscience n. 良心

consensus

【考法1】n. 一致同意：general agreement; unanimity

【例】The board hasfinally reached a consensus. 董事会最终达成了一致

【近】accord, assent, agreement,harmony, unanimity, unison

【反】disagreement 不同意见

consequence

【考法1】n. 结果：something produced by a causeor necessarily following from a set of conditions

【例】negativeconsequences of the war 战争带来的负面后果

【近】aftermath, effect,outcome, result

【反】source, origin,cause, antecedent 根源、原因

【考法2】n. 重要性，价值：significance; importance

【例】a mistake of noconsequence 不重要的错误

【近】moment, magnitude,weight

【反】triviality 琐碎的事

【派】consequential adj.重要的

conservative

【考法1】adj. 守旧的，不愿改变的：favoring traditional views andvalues; tending to oppose change

【例】a conservativepolitical stance 一个守旧的政治立场

【近】hidebound,reactionary, die-hard

【反】radical,aggressive 激进的

【考法2】adj. 不招摇的，低调的：not excessively showy

【例】dressing inconservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews 身着低调得体的套装

以期待在面试时留下一个好印象

【近】muted, repressed,low-key, understated, unpretentious

【反】flamboyant,ostentatious, splashy 浮夸的，张扬的

【考法3】adj. 谨慎小心的：having or showing a closeattentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble

【例】He madeconservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into afree fall. 他

只做了一份谨慎保守的投资，以防市场崩盘时不至于破产

【近】alert, heedful,cautious, circumspect, gingerly, guarded, wary, vigilant

【反】heedless 不谨慎的，莽撞的

conservatory

【考法1】n. 温室：a greenhouse for growing ordisplaying plants

【例】The college'sconservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids.学校的温室几乎全部

用于兰花的种植和观赏了

【近】greenhouse,hothouse

【考法2】n. 艺术学院：a school specializing in oneof the fine arts

【例】an operaconservatory 歌剧学院

conserve

【考法1】vt. 保存，避免浪费：to keep in a safe or soundstate, especially to avoid wasteful or destructive use

【例】conserve naturalresources 保护自然资源

【近】husband, preserve,save

【反】dissipate, lavish,waste, squander 浪费

【派】conservation n. 保护

considerable

【考法1】adj. （数量上）可观（而值得注意）的：sufficiently large in size,amount, or number to merit attention

【例】a considerableamount of fortune 一笔可观的财富

【近】extensive,substantial, large-scale

【考法2】adj. 值得考虑的，重要的：worth consideration;significant

【例】a considerableartist 一位举足轻重的艺术家

【近】important,significant, consequential, momentous, weighty

【反】trivial 不值一提的；insubstantial, negligible,nominal, trifling 不要重的，可忽视的

console

【考法1】vt. 安慰，藉慰：to alleviate the grief, senseof loss, or trouble of; comfort

【例】Only her childrencould console her when her husband died. 只有她的孩子们才能安抚她失去丈夫的

悲痛

【近】comfort, solace,soothe, calm

【反】distress, torment,torture 使痛苦

【派】consolation n. 安慰

consolidate

【考法1】vt. 使联合，统一：to join together into onewhole;unite

【例】consolidateseveral small school districts 合并了几个小的校区

【近】unify, combine,amalgamate

【反】dissolve, sunder, fragment解散

【考法2】vt. 加固，使安全：to make firm or secure;strengthen

【例】consolidate thedefense line 加固防线

【近】enhance,strengthen, fortify, reinforce

【反】abate, attenuate,undermine, weaken 削弱

【派】consolidation n. 合并；加固

consonant

【考法1】adj. 和谐一致的：being in agreement or harmony;free from elements making for discord

【例】His performancewas rarely consonant with his reputation. 他的表现与名气大不相符

【近】harmonious,compatible, congenial, consistent, congruous, correspondent

【反】conflicting,dissonant, discrepant, inconsistent 不和谐的，不一致的

【派】consonance n. 和谐，一致