upshot

英 ['ʌpˌʃɒt]

美 ['ʌpˌʃɑt]

n.  最后结果; 结局

复数：upshots　

BNC.14268 / COCA.17364

牛津词典

noun

• 最后结果；结局
  the final result of a series of events
  1. The upshot of it all was that he left college and got a job.
     事情的结局是，他离开学院参加了工作。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （通常指意外的）结果，结局
  The upshotof a series of events or discussions is the final result of them, usually a surprising result.
  1. The upshot is that we have lots of good but not very happy employees...
     结果是我们有很多优秀然而却不太快乐的员工。
  2. So the upshot is we're going for lunch on Friday.
     结果是我们周五一起去吃午餐。

英英释义

noun

• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  1. the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
  2. his decision had depressing consequences for business
  3. he acted very wise after the event
  Synonym:consequenceeffectoutcomeresulteventissue

双语例句

• The upshot: Lawsuits and takeovers moved faster than the products.
  结局：官司和收购来得比产品还快。
• The upshot of this is that it is simply foolish to assert that science and rationality support atheism.
  其结果是，断言科学和理性支持无神论完全是愚蠢的。
• But what was the upshot?
  然而结果又怎么样呢？
• Employees will ask you to tell them the upshot of change: How will things be different?
  员工会让你告诉他们变化的结果：事情会有何不同？
• The upshot could be a much bigger bubble in the future.
  结果可能是日后出现更大的泡沫。
• What was the upshot of it all then?
  那整件事情的结局是什么呢？
• The upshot is that we have lots of good but not very happy employees
  结果是我们有很多优秀然而却不太快乐的员工。
• What was the final upshot of that matter?
  这事情最后结局如何？
• The upshot of the controversy is that the pure geometers reasserted their role in mathematics.
  论战的结局是纯粹几何学家重申了他们在数学中的作用。
• The upshot was that the knockout mice ate considerably more than the normal animals.
  其结果是，基因敲除基因的老鼠吃比正常老鼠更多。