consider★

　　構(gòu)詞con共同+sider坐→坐在一起思考→考慮

　　vt.1.to think carefully about仔細考慮

　　2.to think or deem to be; regard as認為或相信;把…看作

　　3.to take into account; bear in mind考慮到;顧及

　　4 to esteem; regard尊重;看重

　　vi.to think carefully; reflect仔細考慮;深思

　　鏈接considerable a.相當大(或多)的, 值得考慮的, 相當可觀的

　　considerate a.考慮周到的

　　consideration n.體諒, 考慮, 需要考慮的事項, 報酬

　　真題連線2009 Part C

　　Since our chief business with them is to enable them to share in a common life we cannot help considering whether or no we are forming the powers which will secure this ability. 既然我們的主要職責在于使年輕人參與共同生活，我們就不禁會思考這樣一個問題：我們是不是在履行職責的過程中也鍛煉了自己的能力，而這些能力將會保障我們職責的履行。

　　consist★

　　構(gòu)詞con共同+sist站立→站到一起→組成

　　vi.1.to be made up or composed由…構(gòu)成

　　2.to have a basis; reside or lie在于

　　真題連線2004 Cloze Test

　　More families consist of one parent households or two working parents; consequently, children are likely to have less supervision at home than was common in the traditional family structure. 更多的家庭由單親父母或者都在工作的父母組成。因此，孩子在家里受到的管教可能沒有傳統(tǒng)家庭中受到的管教多。

　　consistent★

　　構(gòu)詞consist由…組成;與…一致+ent形容詞后綴→一致的

　　a.1.in agreement; compatible:符合的;可調(diào)和的

　　2.being in agreement with itself; coherent and uniform一貫的

　　3.reliable; steady可靠的;穩(wěn)定的

　　真題連線2009 Text 3

　　The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and, as a result, radically higher standards of living. 一家研究機構(gòu)過去十年的研究結(jié)果始終表明：各個國家的工人都可以通過接受在職培訓而大幅度地提高生產(chǎn)率，并因此大幅度地提高生活水平。

　　consolidate★

　　構(gòu)詞con表示強調(diào)+solid堅固的+ate動詞后綴→鞏固

　　v.1.to unite into one system or whole; combine合并

　　2.to make strong or secure; strengthen鞏固

　　真題連線2003 Text 3

　　The vast consolidation within the rail industry means that most shippers are served by only one rail company. 鐵路運輸業(yè)內(nèi)的大規(guī)模聯(lián)合意味著多數(shù)客戶將會依賴一家公司的服務(wù)。

　　constant★

　　構(gòu)詞con始終+st站，立+ant形容詞后綴→始終站著→不變

　　a.1.persistent持續(xù)的

　　2. invariable永恒的

　　3. faithful堅定的

　　真題連線1995 Passage 5

　　Constant practice has such as effect on memory as to lead to skilful performance on the piano, to recitation of a poem, and even to reading and understanding these words. 反復練習對記憶有很大影響，可以使人們熟練地演奏鋼琴、背誦詩歌、乃至總結(jié)和理解這些詞句。

　　constitute★

　　構(gòu)詞con 一起 +stitute建立，放→放到一起→構(gòu)成

　　v.1.to be the elements or parts of; compose構(gòu)成

　　2.to amount to; equal等同于;相等

　　3.to set up or establish according to law or provision設(shè)立

　　4.to found (an institution)創(chuàng)建(機構(gòu)等)

　　真題連線2002 Text 4

　　“Large numbers of physicians seem unconcerned with the pain their patients are needlessly and predictably suffering,” to the extent that it constitutes “systematic patient abuse.” “不少醫(yī)生對病人所遭受的毫無必要的，可預(yù)見的痛苦無動于衷”，乃至于已構(gòu)成“蓄意虐待病人”。