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单词 upshot
释义 upshot
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: up (II) + shot
1.
 a. : a final shot in an archery match
 b. : the best shot up to the moment in an archery match
2.
 a. : the final result (as of a series or group of actions or events) : outcome
  < the upshot of all this has been a growth of hostility — Sidney Hook >
  < in the upshot his ideal white man's country … has been overtaken by the march of world events — W.M.Macmillan >
 b. : the conclusion reached in a reasoning process (as a discussion or an analysis : gist, essence
  < the upshot of the argument >
  < the upshot of these paragraphs — A.L.Kroeber >
 c. archaic : limit
Synonyms: see effect
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