英语词汇“upshot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The upshot of an action is the end result, whatever happens last as a consequence of the original action. The upshot of reading this sentence is that you will understand what the word upshot means.

In the 16th century, the last arrow launched in an archery competition was called the upshot. Like that final arrow, the upshot is the conclusion, the outcome. Sure, you can eat ice cream really fast, but the upshot is that you’ll have a brain freeze. The upshot of eating ice cream slowly is that it will melt. Decisions, decisions.

WORD FAMILY

upshot: upshots

USAGE EXAMPLES

The upshot is that mayoral candidates who qualify for public financing are likely to end up with about $379,000 during the campaign.

Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016)

She gained 17 points among white postgraduates, according to Upshot estimates, but just four points among whites with a bachelor’s degree.

New York Times(Dec 23, 2016)

The upshot of all this is an online information stream in China where nothing is considered to be authoritative.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016)

n a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result

materialisation, materialization, offspring

something that comes into existence as a result

aftereffect

any result that follows its cause after an interval

aftermath, backwash, wake

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

bandwagon effect

the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity

brisance

the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion

butterfly effect

the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago

by-product, byproduct

a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

change

the result of alteration or modification

coattails effect

(politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party

Coriolis effect

(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere

dent

an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

domino effect

the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)

harvest

the consequence of an effort or activity

impact, wallop

a forceful consequence; a strong effect

influence

the effect of one thing (or person) on another

knock-on effect

a secondary or incidental effect

branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth

a natural consequence of development

product

a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances

placebo effect

any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs

position effect

(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome

repercussion, reverberation

a remote or indirect consequence of some action

response

a result

fallout, side effect

any adverse and unwanted secondary effect

spillover

(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure

perturbation

(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly

purchase

a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage

wind

a tendency or force that influences events

reaction

a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude

epiphenomenon

a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon

depolarisation, depolarization

a loss of polarity or polarization

phenomenon

any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

单词	upshot
释义	upshot (once / 3912 pages) n The upshot of an action is the end result, whatever happens last as a consequence of the original action. The upshot of reading this sentence is that you will understand what the word upshot means. In the 16th century, the last arrow launched in an archery competition was called the upshot. Like that final arrow, the upshot is the conclusion, the outcome. Sure, you can eat ice cream really fast, but the upshot is that you’ll have a brain freeze. The upshot of eating ice cream slowly is that it will melt. Decisions, decisions. WORD FAMILY upshot: upshots USAGE EXAMPLES The upshot is that mayoral candidates who qualify for public financing are likely to end up with about $379,000 during the campaign. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) She gained 17 points among white postgraduates, according to Upshot estimates, but just four points among whites with a bachelor’s degree. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) The upshot of all this is an online information stream in China where nothing is considered to be authoritative. Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016) n a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result materialisation, materialization, offspring something that comes into existence as a result aftereffect any result that follows its cause after an interval aftermath, backwash, wake the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) bandwagon effect the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity brisance the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion butterfly effect the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago by-product, byproduct a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence change the result of alteration or modification coattails effect (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party Coriolis effect (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere dent an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) domino effect the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) harvest the consequence of an effort or activity impact, wallop a forceful consequence; a strong effect influence the effect of one thing (or person) on another knock-on effect a secondary or incidental effect branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth a natural consequence of development product a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances placebo effect any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs position effect (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome repercussion, reverberation a remote or indirect consequence of some action response a result fallout, side effect any adverse and unwanted secondary effect spillover (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure perturbation (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly purchase a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage wind a tendency or force that influences events reaction a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude epiphenomenon a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon depolarisation, depolarization a loss of polarity or polarization phenomenon any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
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