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单词 factor
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factor

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈfæktə(r)/
/ˈfæktər/
Idioms
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  1.  
    [countable] one of several things that cause or influence something
    • Obesity is a major risk factor for heart disease.
    • the key/crucial/deciding factor
    • Criminality is associated with a range of individual, family and environmental factors.
    • The result will depend on a number of different factors.
    • factor in something The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town's decline.
    • We have identified a few key factors in the project's success.
    see also wow factor, X factor
    Language Bank causecauseX causes Y
      • Childhood obesity can cause/lead to long-term health problems.
      • Changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years have caused/led to/resulted in a sharp increase in childhood obesity.
      • Several factors, including changes in diet and lifestyle, have contributed to the increase in childhood obesity.
      • Research suggests that fast food and soft drinks directly contribute to childhood obesity.
      • Genetics, lifestyle and diet are all important factors in cases of childhood obesity.
      • Even small changes in lifestyle and diet can bring about significant weight loss.
    Extra Examples
    • A variety of other factors will be taken into account.
    • External factors in the production of disease include pollution of the environment.
    • Look for the common factor in all these cases.
    • Money proved to be the deciding factor.
    • Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.
    • An unusually cold spring may have been a contributing factor.
    • Researchers now believe nutrition may be a major factor behind some chronic diseases.
    • His defending was a key factor in the team's win.
    • The ability to obtain raw materials is a signficant limiting factor on production.
    • Genetic factors play a part in the condition.
    • Studies have established that smoking is a risk factor for cancer.
    • The appeal judges spoke of strong mitigating factors in the case.
    • The human factor is crucial to success in team management.
    • There are several factors at play here.
    • This is regarded as the crucial factor in deciding who should get priority.
    • a key factor in the decision
    • environmental factors which predispose children to middle-ear infections
    • one of the factors that influenced his decision
    • one of the most significant factors
    • the contextual factors which operate to hinder understanding
    • the main factors behind the dollar's weakness
    Topics Change, cause and effecta2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • important
    • main
    verb + factor
    • consider
    • take into account
    • identify
    factor + verb
    • be involved
    • operate
    • affect something
    preposition
    • factor behind
    • factor in
    phrases
    • a combination, number, variety, etc. of factors
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  2. [countable] (mathematics) a number that divides into another number exactly
    • 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 are the factors of 12.
    see also highest common factorTopics Maths and measurementc1
  3. [countable] the amount by which something increases or decreases
    • The real wage of the average worker has increased by a factor of over ten in the last 70 years.
  4. [countable] a particular level on a scale of measurement
    • a suntan lotion with a protection factor of 10
    • The wind-chill factor will make it seem colder.
    see also chill factor, SPF
  5. [uncountable] (medical) a substance in the blood that helps the clotting process. There are several types of this substance.
    • Haemophiliacs have no factor 8 in their blood.
    see also clotting factor, rhesus factor
  6. Word Originlate Middle English (meaning ‘doer’, also in the Scots sense ‘agent’): from French facteur or Latin factor, from fact- ‘done’, from the verb facere.
Idioms
the feel-good factor
  1. (British English) (used especially in the media) the feeling of confidence in the future that is shared by many people
    • After the recession, people were waiting for the return of the feel-good factor before starting to spend money again.
    Topics Feelingsc2

factor

verb
/ˈfæktə(r)/
/ˈfæktər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they factor
/ˈfæktə(r)/
/ˈfæktər/
he / she / it factors
/ˈfæktəz/
/ˈfæktərz/
past simple factored
/ˈfæktəd/
/ˈfæktərd/
past participle factored
/ˈfæktəd/
/ˈfæktərd/
-ing form factoring
/ˈfæktərɪŋ/
/ˈfæktərɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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