consistency
noun
uk/kənˈsɪs.tən.si/us/kənˈsɪs.tən.si/(alsoconsistence,uk/kənˈsɪs.təns/us/kənˈsɪs.təns/)consistencynoun(SUBSTANCE)
[CorU]
thephysicalnatureof asubstance,especiallyathickliquid, forexampleby beingthickorthin,smoothorlumpy, etc.:
(尤指黏稠液体的)黏稠度,黏稠性Shelovedthecreamyconsistency offreshpaint.她喜欢新鲜油漆乳脂状的黏性。
Melt thechocolateto apouring(=easytopour)consistency.把巧克力熔化成流体状。
Straight, even and level
- be (as) flat as a pancakeidiom
- clean
- clean-cut
- cleanly
- even
- flatness
- flush
- glassy
- juicing
- level
- peg
- seamless
- sleek
- sleekly
- sleekness
- smoothness
- square
- straight
- true
- ultra-smooth
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Rough, irregular and uneven
consistencynoun(BEING THE SAME)
[U]
thequalityof alwaysbehavingorperformingin asimilarway, or of alwayshappeningin asimilarway:
连贯性;一致性They'vewona fewgamesthisseasonbut theylackconsistency.这个赛季他们赢过几场比赛,可是表现不稳定。
It'simportantto show some consistency inyourwork.在工作中表现出连贯性很重要。
Opposite
inconsistency(inconsistent)
Keeping and staying the same
- anti-progressive
- calcification
- calcify
- consistent
- continuum
- diffusible
- hover
- invariant
- inveteracy
- leave well aloneidiom
- left
- level off
- peg
- stabilization
- stabilize
- stably
- stay
- steadfast
- wallow
- wouldn't have it any other wayidiom