单词 | consort |
释义 | consortWord family adjectiveconsortednounconsorterconsortismconsortiumconsort , Music Governmentcon·sort1 /ˈkɒnsɔːt $ ˈkɑːnsɔːrt/ noun [countableC] 1. PGthe wife or husband of a ruler 〔统治者的〕配偶 → prince consort 2. APMa group of people who play very old music, or the group of old-fashioned instruments they use 〔演奏古乐的〕一群乐师;一批老式乐器 3. in consort (with somebody) formalWITH doing something together with someone (与某人)一起〔做某事〕 Examples from the Corpus in consort (with somebody)• All genes fall into one of several groups that are passed on in consort. Examples from the Corpus consort• 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. con·sort2 /kənˈsɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb 1 consort with somebody phrasal verbphr v formal to spend time with someone that other people do not approve of 与〔名声不好的人〕结交,厮混 a man who regularly consorted with prostitutes 一个常与妓女厮混的男人 Examples from the Corpus consort• The two studied Catholicism for six years, but instead of joining the church, Brownson started consorting with a transcendentalist community.• 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.• Opening Catholic schools was bad enough but consorting with the head of the Dublin government was entirely beyond the pale for loyalists.• In loud, sepulchral tones, this vision warned James to give up war and consorting with wanton women. 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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