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 of all this is that China is hopelessly behind on its target for electric car ownership.
  由此造成的结果是，中国电动汽车的保有量远远落后于目标。
• 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。
• Unfortunately, on Mac OS X, not all the key bindings work& but this is either an issue with the X11 support, or an upshot of the fact that I have not gotten a working Tk/ Aqua on my system.
  不幸的是，在MacOSX上，不是所有的关键值绑定都可以生效&不过这可能是X11支持的问题，或者是在我的系统中实际上Tk/Aqua没有在运行的结果。
• 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 could be a much bigger bubble in the future.
  结果可能是日后出现更大的泡沫。
• To decide that I love my mother by staying beside her, and to play a comedy the upshot of which is that I do so – these are nearly the same thing.
  决定留在母亲身边表示我对我母亲的爱和演一幕喜剧，而其结果同样也是留在她身边，&这两件事情几乎是一样的。
• The extraordinary upshot of this adventure was& but we have not decided yet that this is the adventure we are to narrate.
  这次冒险行动的结局是&不过，我们还没有决定这就是我们要讲的一次冒险故事。
• The upshot was that the police wouldn't have him at any price and Baker knew it.
  结果是，警察出任何价钱都捉拿不到他，这贝克是知道的。
• The upshot of the disagreement is that they break up the partnership.
  分歧造成的结局是，他们解除了合作关系。