consensus

【发音】

美 /kən'sɛnsəs/ 英 /kən'sensəs/

【翻译】

1. n.一致意见

   英释:an opinion that everyone in a group agrees with or accepts

【短语】

1. reach a consensus : 达成共识

【例句】

1. The EU Council of Finance Ministers failed to reach a consensus on the pace of integration.

   欧盟财政部长会议未能就一体化的进度达成共识。

2. the current consensus of opinion

   目前观点上的一致

3. The general consensus was that technology was a good thing.

   大家都认为科技是好东西。

4. the consensus politics of the fifties

   50年代的共识政治

【真题例句】

1. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 写作题)...There is no consensus of opinions among people regarding whether electronic communication can replace face-to-face contact...

2. (2010.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...There's still no consensus on how much time online constitutes too much or whether addiction is possible...

【同、近义词】

1. n.一致；舆论；合意

   accordance/unity/agreement/identity/keeping/

【同根词】

1. adj

   consentaneous : 同意的，一致的

2. n

   consent : 同意；（意见等的）一致；赞成

3. vi

   consent : 同意；赞成；答应