单词 | result |
释义 | result (once / 26 pages) 1nv 2n 3n A result is something that occurs as a consequence of some action. The result of your practical joke is a puddle of water on the floor and a lump on your cousin's head where the bucket hit him. A result is also the answer to some problem, especially one obtained by calculation or experimentation. The result you get for a math problem will be wrong if you add when you should multiply. The verb result means to follow as an outcome of some action. If you forget to book a room in advance, it will result in your having to stay at the hotel by the airport instead of one by the beach. WORD FAMILYresult: resultant, resulted, resulting, results+/resultant: resultantly, resultants USAGE EXAMPLES“I’m not very optimistic that the employment situation of transgender people will change as a result of this case,” Wang said. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) People considering gastric bypass surgery often focus on the immediate result: an end to obesity after struggling unsuccessfully to lose weight. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) As a result, cardiac output is a primary determinant of metabolic activity. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n something that results he listened for the results on the radio Syn|Hypo|Hyper final result, outcome, resultant, termination denouement the outcome of a complex sequence of events dealthe type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) decisionthe outcome of a game or contest decision(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred aftermath, consequencethe outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual just deserts, poetic justicean outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) separationthe termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) sequel, subsequencesomething that follows something else worstthe least favorable outcome fair deal, square dealfair treatment raw dealunfair treatment split decisiona boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous corollarya practical consequence that follows naturally comeupance, comeuppance, desertsan outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved fruitthe consequence of some effort or action sequellaa secondary consequence traina series of consequences wrought by an event payoff, reward, wagesa recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing conclusion, ending, finish event whose occurrence ends something 2n a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon Syn|Hypo|Hyper consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, upshot materialisation, materialization, offspring something that comes into existence as a result aftereffectany result that follows its cause after an interval aftermath, backwash, wakethe consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) bandwagon effectthe phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity brisancethe shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion butterfly effectthe 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, byproducta secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence changethe 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 dentan appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) domino effectthe consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) harvestthe consequence of an effort or activity impact, wallopa forceful consequence; a strong effect influencethe effect of one thing (or person) on another knock-on effecta secondary or incidental effect branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowtha natural consequence of development producta consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances placebo effectany 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, reverberationa remote or indirect consequence of some action responsea result fallout, side effectany 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 purchasea means of exerting influence or gaining advantage winda tendency or force that influences events reactiona response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude epiphenomenona secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon depolarisation, depolarizationa loss of polarity or polarization phenomenon any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning 3v issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end result in tragedy Syn|Hypo|Hyper ensue come happen as a result be due, flow frombe the result of fall out, followcome as a logical consequence; follow logically come after, followcome after in time, as a result prove, turn out, turn up be shown or be found to be 4v come about or follow as a consequence nothing will result from this meeting Hyper come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place come to pass 5v have as a result or residue 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper lead, leave leave act or be so as to become in a specified state leavehave left or have as a remainder lead tend to or result in entail, implicateimpose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result necessitatecause to be a concomitant bring about, give rise, produce cause to happen, occur or exist n a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem 3he computed the result to four decimal places Syn|Hypo|Hyper answer, resolution, solution, solvent denouement the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc n the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause Syn|Hyper resultant role participant role, semantic role (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause |
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