| 词汇 | consequence |
| 释义 | consequence noun[ C ] uk /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/ us /ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/ B2 a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient: （常指不好或不利的）结果，后果 serious consequencesNot making a will can have serious consequences for your children and other family members.不立遗嘱可能会给你的子女或者家庭其他成员带来严重后果。 dire consequencesEating too much processed food can have dire health consequences. as a consequence ofScientists think it is unlikely that any species will actually become extinct as a consequence of the oil spill.科学家们认为实际上不太可能会有什么物种因为石油泄漏而灭绝。 unintended consequenceThe discovery came about as an unintended consequence of a search for something else. suffer the consequences Well, if you insist on eating so much, you'll have to suffer (= accept and deal with) the consequences! face the consequences He will have to face the consequences of his actions. take the consequences If someone commits a crime, they have to take the consequences. the result of something resultHis firing was a direct result of his refusal to follow the employment policies. effectThe radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on the environment. consequenceFailure to do proper safety checks may have serious consequences. outcomeIt's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting. upshotThe upshot of the discussions is that there will be no further redundancies. end resultThe end result of these changes should be a more efficient system for dealing with complaints. of little/no consequenceC1(alsonot of any/much consequence) not important: 不重要的，无足轻重的 The money was of little consequence to Tony.这钱对于托尼来说无足轻重。 The accident was the inevitable consequence of carelessness. He left as a direct consequence of what she said. The drought has had devastating consequences. The government is trying to do more to educate the public about the consequences of drug abuse. He always makes snap decisions and never thinks about their consequences.他总是匆忙作决定，从不考虑后果。 Outcomes and consequences adverse effect adversely affected aftereffect aftermath age end result exercise in something fallout first fruit implication in ironic irony ramification repercussion resultant resultantly resulting sequel éclat consequence | American Dictionaryconsequence noun us/ˈkɑn·sɪ·kwəns, -ˌkwens/ consequencenoun (RESULT)[ Cusually pl ] a result of an action or situation, esp. (in the plural) a bad result: For someone who is old and weak, the consequences of a broken hip can be serious. consequencenoun (IMPORTANCE)[ U ] the condition of having a lasting effect; importance: Last summer there were 15 hurricanes, but only one was of any consequence. Examples of consequenceconsequence The points of view of individual writers are as a consequence their own, and do not reflect the opinion of the editorial board. In practice the pace of expenditure and deficit reduction was in advance of that planned and as a consequence tax relaxation was possible. The abolitionist was, constitutionally speaking, neither officer nor prisoner and as a consequence may stand for the ordinary citizen - "society," the people at large. The unsatisfactory housing of these older people can be expected to have consequences for their physical and psychological well-being. The fitness consequences of bearing domatia and having the right ant partner: experiments with protective and non-protective ants in a semi-myrmecophyte. It is, rather, a trivial consequence of the way in which the terms "distal representations" and "representations of events" are defined. Such reports highlight consequences that affect development prospects in general. Facts that have such consequences are, so to speak, ' embedded ' in the world's past, as part of the causal processes leading up to the present. As a consequence, three distinct occupational roles now exist within the profession, one integrated and two specialised. It stresses the need people have to learn from the consequences of their choices. As a consequence the editors did not leave much space for culture in the sense of aesthetic and symbolic representation. They are all straightforward consequences of the definitions. Finally, the extent of negative consequences of a disorder can vary as a function of normative developmental trajectories. As a consequence, the production of security suffered from a lack of specialization. This omission could have serious consequences for the vitality of a bill of rights. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withconsequenceconsequenceThese are words often used in combination with consequence. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. adverse consequence The policy nexus has as an additional adverse consequence: the concentration of impoverished populations with few investment resources on marginal lands, at tropical forest frontiers and on erodible hillsides. behavioural consequences Factors governing the effective remediation of negative affect and its cognitive and behavioural consequences. beneficial consequence The reason is that in biology the optimal consequence is much stronger than the beneficial consequence in sociology. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with consequence |
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