consistent
adjective
uk/kənˈsɪs.tənt/us/kənˈsɪs.tənt/consistentadjective(NOT CHANGING)
C2
alwaysbehavingorhappeningin asimilar,especiallypositive, way:
一贯的;坚持的;始终如一的There has been a consistentimprovementin herattitude.她的态度一直在改进。
Herworkis sometimes good, but theproblemis she's not consistent.她工作有时不错,可问题是她不能始终如一。
Opposite
inconsistent(CHANGING)
staying the same
- constantCheck to make sure your oven maintains a constant temperature.
- the sameYou look exactly the same as you did ten years ago!
- same old same oldThe Italian restaurant is under new management, but it's just the same old same old.
- unchangingHis novel is about the unchanging nature of humanity.
- unchangeableThe company's position on the matter is absolute and unchangeable.
- There has been a consistentincreaseinburglariesround here.
- Hisperformanceon thepitchisfarfrom consistent.
- Heproducesworkof a consistent highquality.
Keeping and staying the same
- anti-progressive
- calcification
- calcify
- consistency
- 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
consistentadjective(AGREEING)
C2[after verb]
inagreementwith otherfactsor withtypicalorpreviousbehaviour, or having the sameprinciplesas somethingelse:
一致的,吻合的;符合的What thewitnesssaid incourtwas not consistentwiththestatementhe made to thepolice.证人在法庭上的证词和他对警方的陈述不一致。
We do notconsiderhisbehaviourto be consistentwiththeholdingof ahigh-rankingjob.我们认为他的行为与他位居要职的身份不相符。
- Thefiguresare not consistent with hisargument.
- Hisremarksare not consistent with theroleof aheadteacher.
- Herversionofeventsis not consistent with theevidence.
Balance and imbalance
- accord withsomething
- align
- asymmetric
- balance(something)out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- harmonious
- harmony
- imbalance
- inharmonious
- jar
- jarring
- on an even keelidiom
- one man's loss is another man's gainidiom
- realign
- realignment
- rebalance
- unharmonious
- well balanced
- well rounded