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单词 consultant
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Definition of consultant in English:

consultant

noun kənˈsʌlt(ə)ntkənˈsəltnt
  • 1A person who provides expert advice professionally.

    顾问

    he acted as campaign consultant to the president
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The author is a program consultant and host at China Central Television in Beijing.
    • The city was chosen against the advice of consultants, who ruled it out on cost grounds.
    • The consultants provide advice on how to energise the crystals and place the objects.
    • Several lawyers and consultants conducted quick reviews of the act for Windspeaker.
    • So, against the advice of the consultant, we decided against the induction.
    • Can our present councillors ever make any decisions without first consulting consultants?
    • He is acting as a consultant as Scottish Cricket draws up its battle plan.
    • A noise consultant has also been brought in to give advice on other ways of reducing the noise.
    • It was put together by a group of volunteer, professional economists and consultants.
    • A key factor is matching a consultant's niche expertise to your specific needs.
    • Arlington denied Liam Lawlor offered to act as a consultant and said no money was paid to him.
    • The campaign was launched with the help of advertising consultants Jupiter Advertising.
    • Richard Yamasaki, one of the garden's original designers, now acts as a consultant.
    • The highest levels found by the local authority consultants have not been replicated by others.
    • They say political consultants know this, and use negative campaigning for this very purpose.
    • She is now a self-employed consultant advising on the workings of the Scottish parliament.
    • More to the point, we are a nation of accountants, consultants and financial advisers.
    • Wind farm experts and consultants West Coast Energy will be on hand to answer questions on the scheme.
    • The consultant did the search and provided a list of candidates for the position.
    • Specialist consultants have been brought in to advise on plans for Highworth's skate park.
    Synonyms
    adviser, guide, counsellor
    expert, specialist, authority, pundit
    informal ace, whizz, wizard, hotshot
    North American informal maven
  • 2British often as modifier A hospital doctor of senior rank within a specific field.

    〈英〉顾问医师,会诊医师

    a consultant paediatrician

    儿科顾问医师。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was also consultant physician to Holloway Sanatorium and Broadmoor Hospital.
    • The task of informing patients was delegated to consultant gynaecologists or oncologists.
    • Their experiences are commented on by a general practitioner and a consultant haematologist.
    • One of her colleagues, consultant psychiatrist Dr Ann Muir, has already done so.
    • Alex visits a consultant paediatrician at Stepping Hill Hospital every eight months.
    • They will then be reviewed by one of five consultants within Lancashire Teaching Hospital.
    • As consultant surgeon in Gateshead he pioneered early work on hepatic blood flow.
    • They might also agree that obtaining a consultant post in a teaching hospital obliges a doctor to teach.
    • She referred me to a consultant but advised me to pay to go private if I could afford it.
    • He was then appointed as locum consultant urologist at Dewsbury and District Hospital.
    • Each patient was seen by a consultant surgeon or surgical specialist registrar.
    • This report shows that the improvements depended on increased consultant input.
    • In my day we were not stupid enough to suppose that references were the key to getting a hospital consultant job.
    • It's Dr Jack Jackson's last week as senior consultant at a rural district general hospital.
    • I believe this would apply to the post of consultant surgeon at the University Hospital of Otago.
    • I recently accompanied a relative to hospital to see a consultant oncologist.
    • Reporting levels among hospital consultants and doctors in nursing homes have increased far less.
    • Thereafter they move on to specialist training grades running through to consultant level.
    • Dr Kapasi welcomes publication of league tables of hospital and consultant performance.
    • He became professor of surgery and honorary consultant surgeon in Bristol in 1988.
    Synonyms
    senior doctor, specialist

Origin

Late 17th century (in the sense 'a person who consults'): probably from French, from Latin consultare (see consult).

Rhymes

exultant, resultant

Definition of consultant in US English:

consultant

nounkənˈsəltntkənˈsəltnt
  • 1A person who provides expert advice professionally.

    顾问

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Arlington denied Liam Lawlor offered to act as a consultant and said no money was paid to him.
    • The consultants provide advice on how to energise the crystals and place the objects.
    • Can our present councillors ever make any decisions without first consulting consultants?
    • The consultant did the search and provided a list of candidates for the position.
    • The highest levels found by the local authority consultants have not been replicated by others.
    • The author is a program consultant and host at China Central Television in Beijing.
    • So, against the advice of the consultant, we decided against the induction.
    • He is acting as a consultant as Scottish Cricket draws up its battle plan.
    • They say political consultants know this, and use negative campaigning for this very purpose.
    • The campaign was launched with the help of advertising consultants Jupiter Advertising.
    • More to the point, we are a nation of accountants, consultants and financial advisers.
    • Richard Yamasaki, one of the garden's original designers, now acts as a consultant.
    • Specialist consultants have been brought in to advise on plans for Highworth's skate park.
    • Several lawyers and consultants conducted quick reviews of the act for Windspeaker.
    • A noise consultant has also been brought in to give advice on other ways of reducing the noise.
    • She is now a self-employed consultant advising on the workings of the Scottish parliament.
    • Wind farm experts and consultants West Coast Energy will be on hand to answer questions on the scheme.
    • A key factor is matching a consultant's niche expertise to your specific needs.
    • It was put together by a group of volunteer, professional economists and consultants.
    • The city was chosen against the advice of consultants, who ruled it out on cost grounds.
    Synonyms
    adviser, guide, counsellor
  • 2British often as modifier A hospital doctor of senior rank within a specific field.

    〈英〉顾问医师,会诊医师

    a consultant pediatrician

    儿科顾问医师。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He became professor of surgery and honorary consultant surgeon in Bristol in 1988.
    • The task of informing patients was delegated to consultant gynaecologists or oncologists.
    • In my day we were not stupid enough to suppose that references were the key to getting a hospital consultant job.
    • They might also agree that obtaining a consultant post in a teaching hospital obliges a doctor to teach.
    • I recently accompanied a relative to hospital to see a consultant oncologist.
    • I believe this would apply to the post of consultant surgeon at the University Hospital of Otago.
    • As consultant surgeon in Gateshead he pioneered early work on hepatic blood flow.
    • Their experiences are commented on by a general practitioner and a consultant haematologist.
    • Each patient was seen by a consultant surgeon or surgical specialist registrar.
    • He was also consultant physician to Holloway Sanatorium and Broadmoor Hospital.
    • This report shows that the improvements depended on increased consultant input.
    • Dr Kapasi welcomes publication of league tables of hospital and consultant performance.
    • She referred me to a consultant but advised me to pay to go private if I could afford it.
    • Reporting levels among hospital consultants and doctors in nursing homes have increased far less.
    • Thereafter they move on to specialist training grades running through to consultant level.
    • He was then appointed as locum consultant urologist at Dewsbury and District Hospital.
    • Alex visits a consultant paediatrician at Stepping Hill Hospital every eight months.
    • One of her colleagues, consultant psychiatrist Dr Ann Muir, has already done so.
    • It's Dr Jack Jackson's last week as senior consultant at a rural district general hospital.
    • They will then be reviewed by one of five consultants within Lancashire Teaching Hospital.
    Synonyms
    senior doctor, specialist

Origin

Late 17th century (in the sense ‘a person who consults’): probably from French, from Latin consultare (see consult).

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