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单词 consummate
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consummate1

adjective
/kənˈsʌmət/, /ˈkɒnsəmət/
/ˈkɑːnsəmət/
[usually before noun] (formal)
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  1. showing great skill; perfect
    • She was a consummate performer.
    • He played the shot with consummate skill.
    • (disapproving) a consummate liar
    Extra Examples
    • She played with consummate skill.
    • The man was a consummate liar.
    • a consummate actor/​politician
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryConsummate is used with these nouns:
    • actor, actress
    • diplomat
    • ease
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    Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘completed, accomplished’): from Latin consummat- ‘brought to completion’, from the verb consummare, from con- ‘altogether’ + summa ‘sum total’, feminine of summus ‘highest, supreme’.

consummate2

verb
/ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/
/ˈkɑːnsəmeɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they consummate
/ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/
/ˈkɑːnsəmeɪt/
he / she / it consummates
/ˈkɒnsəmeɪts/
/ˈkɑːnsəmeɪts/
past simple consummated
/ˈkɒnsəmeɪtɪd/
/ˈkɑːnsəmeɪtɪd/
past participle consummated
/ˈkɒnsəmeɪtɪd/
/ˈkɑːnsəmeɪtɪd/
-ing form consummating
/ˈkɒnsəmeɪtɪŋ/
/ˈkɑːnsəmeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. consummate something to make a marriage or a relationship complete by having sex
    • The marriage lasted only a week and was never consummated.
    Topics Life stagesc2
  2. consummate something to make something complete or perfect
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