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consummate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·sum·mate1 /kənˈsʌmət, ˈkɒnsəmət $ ˈkɑːnsəmət/ adjective [only before noun] formal  1 GOOD ATshowing a lot of skill 技艺高超的 a great performance from a consummate actor 一名演技出色的演员的精彩表演 He won the race with consummate ease (=very easily). 他很轻松地赢得了这场比赛。 De Gaulle conducted his strategy with consummate skill. 戴高乐以高明的手段实施他的策略。2 VERYused to emphasize how bad someone or something is 极其(差)的 his consummate lack of tact 他毫无策略的行为方式 The man’s a consummate liar. 这个人是说谎高手。consummately adverb
Examples from the Corpus
consummateBut the firm is more than just a money-maker; it is the consummate all-rounder.He had done it with consummate aplomb.Dealing with your children's friends who pop round in the evening calls for consummate diplomacy and the setting of time limits.Television, in this sense, is the consummate egalitarian medium of communication, surpassing oral language itself.Her control of the stage is consummate, impossible to ignore and intimidating in the extreme.Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" is one of the consummate masterpieces of German opera.In the Senate, he has been a bit more tactful but is still a consummate partisan.Le Pen, a consummate political campaigner, cannily combined the two issues.Johnson was a consummate team player.Rick Williams is the consummate weekend warrior.with consummate skillDe Gaulle conducted his strategy with consummate skill.It was a gap he was to fill with consummate skill.This was done with consummate skill and professionalism.
con·sum·mate2 /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ verb [transitive] formal  1. SEX/HAVE SEX WITHto make a marriage or relationship complete by having sex 〔经同房〕使〔婚姻或关系〕圆满;圆房2. COMPLETEto make something complete, especially an agreement 完成〔尤指交易合同〕→ See Verb table
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consummateBetween the New Delhi and Uppsala Assemblies no fewer than twenty-two unions were consummated.But they concede that settlement agreements over penalties can take months longer to consummate.The latter part of the wide-ranging agreement has not yet been consummated.The symbols of the body and blood would certainly not have been consumed until the thanksgiving prayer had been adequately consummated.Thus the first deposition of a king since the Conquest was consummated.That which I have written is consummated concerning the operation of the sun.When the deal was consummated, Smith was given the assignment he coveted-to be in charge of finding new sources of pelts.A trustee was appointed to consummate the sale.He also realized that it would be chaste, that he would never physically consummate this love and that was fine.
Origin consummate1 (1400-1500) Latin past participle of consummare to sum up, finish, from com- ( → COM-) + summa sum
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consummate
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consummate1 /kənˈsʌmət, kənˈsʌmɪt, ˈkɒnsəmət $ ˈkɑːnsəmət/ adjective [only before noun] formal
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of consummare 'to sum up, finish', from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + summa 'sum'
1. showing a lot of skill:
    a great performance from a consummate actor
    He won the race with consummate ease (=very easily).
    De Gaulle conducted his strategy with consummate skill.
2. used to emphasize how bad someone or something is:
    his consummate lack of tact
    The man’s a consummate liar.
—consummately adverb

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consummate2 /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ verb [transitive] formal
1. to make a marriage or relationship complete by having sex
2. to make something complete, especially an agreement


con·sum·mate1BrE /kənˈsʌmət/ 🔊, /ˈkɒnsəmət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːnsəmət/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (formal) extremely skilled; perfect 技艺高超的;完美的She was a consummate performer. 她是个技艺非凡的表演者。🔊🔊He played the shot with consummate skill. 他以高超的技巧投球进篮。🔊🔊(disapproving) a consummate liar撒谎高手 con·sum·mate·ly BrE /kənˈsʌmətli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːnsəmətli/ 🔊 adverb
con·sum·mate2BrE /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːnsəmeɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they consummate BrE /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnsəmeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it consummates BrE /ˈkɒnsəmeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnsəmeɪts/ 🔊past simple consummated BrE /ˈkɒnsəmeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnsəmeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle consummated BrE /ˈkɒnsəmeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnsəmeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form consummating BrE /ˈkɒnsəmeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnsəmeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) ~ sth to make a marriage or a relationship complete by having sex (初次)行房;通过性交使(婚姻或两人的关系)圆满The marriage lasted only a week and was never consummated. 那段婚姻仅维持了一星期,期间从未行房。🔊🔊~ sth to make sth complete or perfect 使完整;使完美