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- [transitive, intransitive]
to go to somebody for information or advice 咨询；请教 - consult somebody
If the pain continues, consult your doctor. 如果疼痛持续不消退，要请医生诊治。 🔊🔊 - consult somebody about something
Have you consulted your lawyer about this? 你就此事咨询过你的律师吗？ 🔊🔊 a consulting engineer (= one who has expert knowledge and gives advice) 顾问工程师 - (North American English) consult with somebody (about/on something)
Consult with your physician about possible treatments. 向你的医生咨询可行的治疗方案。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and adviceb2, Medicineb2I need to consult my teacher about changing my course. 我需要向老师咨询更改选课的事。 If the pain persists you should consult your doctor. 如果疼痛持续，你应该找医生看看。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- widely
- closely
- frequently
- …
- need to
- should
- about
- with
- consult somebody
- [transitive, intransitive]
to discuss something with somebody to get their permission for something, or to help you make a decision （与某人）商议，商量（以得到许可或帮助决策） - consult somebody
You shouldn't have done it without consulting me. 你不该不和我商量就做了这件事。 🔊🔊 - consult somebody about/on something
I expect to be consulted about major issues. 我认为重大问题必须找我商量。 🔊🔊 - consult (with somebody) (about/on something)
I need to consult with my colleagues on the proposals. 我需要和我的同事商讨这些建议。 🔊🔊 We consulted quite widely before deciding what to do. 我们在决定做什么之前，进行了相当广泛的咨询。
Synonyms talktalk- discuss
- speak
- communicate
- debate
- consult
- talk to speak in order to give information, express feelings or share ideas:
We talked on the phone for over an hour. 我们在电话里谈了一个多小时。
- discuss (rather formal
) to talk and share ideas on a subject or problem with other people, especially in order to decide something: 指谈论、讨论、商量 ：Have you discussed the problem with anyone? 你与谁商量过这个问题吗？
- speak to talk to somebody about something; to have a conversation with somebody:
I’ve spoken to the manager about it. 那件事我已经和经理谈过了。 ‘Can I speak to Susan?’ ‘Speaking.’ (= at the beginning of a phone conversation) “请让苏珊接电话好吗？”“我就是。”
talk or speak? 用 talk 还是 speak？ - communicate (rather formal
) to exchange information or ideas with somebody: 指与某人交流信息或意见 ：We only communicate by email. 我们只是互通电邮。 Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other. 海豚用声音相互沟通。
- debate to discuss something, especially formally, before making a decision or finding a solution:
Politicians will be debating the bill later this week. 政界将在本周晚些时候讨论这项议案。
- consult (rather formal
) to discuss something with somebody in order to get their permission for something, or to help you make a decision: 指（与某人）商议、商量（以得到许可或帮助决策） ：You shouldn’t have done it without consulting me. 你不该不和我商量就做。
- to talk/discuss something/speak/communicate/debate/consult with somebody
- to talk/speak to somebody
- to talk/speak to somebody/consult somebody about something
- to talk/speak of something
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsb2We are consulting closely with our partners and allies. 我们正同我们的伙伴和盟友密切磋商。 They felt they had not been adequately consulted. 他们觉得别人没有充分征求他们的意见。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- widely
- closely
- frequently
- …
- need to
- should
- about
- with
- consult somebody
- [transitive] consult something
to look in or at something to get information 查阅；查询；参看
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘confer’): from French consulter, from Latin consultare, frequentative of consulere ‘take counsel’.