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 consistent [kən'sɪstənt]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 一致的, 坚持的, 并立的, 坚固的

  1. What you're saying now is not consistent with what you said last week.
    你现在说的话与上星期你说的不相符。
  2. The last five years have seen a consistent improvement in the country's economy.
    在最近的五年里,这个国家的经济状况一直在好转。
  3. I left as early as it was consistent with politeness.
    我在不失礼的情况下提前离去了。


consistent
[ adj ]
  1. (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable

  2. <adj.all>
    testimony consistent with the known facts
    I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war
  3. capable of being reproduced

  4. <adj.all>
    astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
  5. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

  6. <adj.all>
    a coherent argument
  7. the same throughout in structure or composition

  8. <adj.all>
    bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product


Consistent \Con*sist"ent\, a. [L. consistens, p. pr.: cf. F.
consistant.]
1. Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.

The humoral and consistent parts of the body.
--Harvey.

2. Having agreement with itself or with something else;
having harmony among its parts; possesing unity;
accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not
contradictory.

Show me one that has it in his power
To act consistent with himself an hour. --Pope.

With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be
free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent.
--South.

3. Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or
professions.

It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and
a conspirator. --Macaulay.

  1. Finally, his advice on the vehicles for investing in stocks is consistent with the no-free-lunch doctrine.
  2. The appointment of the committee is consistent with the board's "strong desire" to preserve the company's independence, said Jones Y. Pharr, the committee chairman.
  3. The company said sales for the first quarter were "consistent" with a year ago but added that earnings have been hurt by weakness in the tire building and automotive markets it supplies.
  4. The Constitution mandates that the Philippines adopt a policy of freedom from nuclear weapons "consistent with the national interest," but legal experts say the phrase falls short of an outright ban.
  5. Whitmore said the purchase of Sterling was consistent with Kodak's strategy for chemical sciences, would give the company a "highly profitable revenue stream" and offers opportunities for cutting costs by eliminating overlaps.
  6. "The actions requested in the agreement (with the Federal Reserve bank) are consistent with, and complement, our own efforts to strengthen Midlantic," Mr. Scheuring said in a statement.
  7. But, consistent with most addresses by foreign leaders before joint meetings of Congress, only a small percentage of the 535 voting members actually were present.
  8. It is ironic that Argentina, which generally hasn't followed policies as consistent and strict as those of Mexico, considers itself a candidate for a bigger discount than Mexico.
  9. The proposed change "is consistent with what a number of other large companies do," said a spokesman.
  10. Analysts said earnings were consistent with estimates in the range of 44 to 45 cents a share.
  11. "If a large fraction of those infected go on to develop clinical AIDS, as is consistent with available data on the AIDS incubation distribution, then the estimate of 200,000 cumulate cases will fall seriously short," they wrote.
  12. Frustrated by a recent letter-writing flurry with the Pentagon, he's pushing a legislative amendment that would require the department to use internal budget plans consistent with the ones submitted publicly.
  13. Barry Ostrager, a lawyer with the New York law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett who represents insurance companies in such disputes, said the case is unusual but that the ruling is consistent with principles applied by other courts.
  14. This is consistent with their past decisions and also with the position the town took in interpreting the ordinance." Steven Shapiro of the American Civil Liberties Union said the court went too far in seeking to protect the privacy of the home.
  15. Dividend income was therefore of secondary importance and it might not be possible in future to pursue a consistent dividend policy.
  16. It said it will look at opportunities in brewing, property and energy resources to the extent consistent with the dominant objective of manageable debt-to-assets ratios.
  17. Since late January, the central bank has entered the foreign-exchange market several times to drive down a dollar whose strength Japanese officials say isn't consistent with the economic fundamentals of the two countries.
  18. "We think Sen. Byrd accurately stated the case about why UAL's employee-ownership proposal makes sense for this country from a policy perspective and why it is consistent with U.S. law," said UAL spokesman Lawrence Nagin.
  19. He's an ardent supporter of the Contras and the Strategic Defense Initiative, and while his foreign-policy views often aren't as developed as his domestic beliefs, they tend to be consistent and coherent because of strong anti-communist underpinnings.
  20. This will mean that every brand has 'a consistent strategic focus'. 'It will mean the end of vague, sloppy thinking which leads to the vague, sloppy clothes in which so many brands go out in public.
  21. It said option deliveries will be determined later, depending on the airline's ability to produce consistent earnings.
  22. Both kids are making their professional stage debuts, suggesting once again that Mr. Wilson has a long way to go in achieving consistent casting and directing.
  23. In terms of consistent wealth creation, some Wall Street professionals come down firmly on the side of managers, not raiders.
  24. But at least he has done it with a consistent strategic focus."
  25. But he notes that MCI's reputation for quality is still less consistent than AT&T's, and MCI could face new troubles "if Sprint comes on strongly or if AT&T cuts costs significantly over the next couple of years."
  26. "The reestablishment of the (PLO) public information office would not be consistent with the terms of this law," the department said.
  27. "This whole thing is a joke," he said in a brief closing statement. "They want to destroy us because we're consistent." "I will continue what I'm doing because I'm right and I'm not liable like they say," Metzger said.
  28. This case presents the question whether his conviction is consistent with the First Amendment.
  29. John Major was impressed by the notion, telling last year's Conservative party conference that he wanted to see 'wealth cascading down the generations'. Whether this was consistent with his vision of a 'classless society' is debatable.
  30. The finance ministers would declare current exchange-rate levels to be broadly consistent with underlying economic fundamentals, at least for the immediate future.
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