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 this episode was that we had to make a hasty retreat.
  这个事件的结局是我们不得不匆匆后撤。
• The upshot is a game of cat and mouse as creditors resort to novel tactics to get their money.
  其结果是这是一个猫捉老鼠的游戏，正如债权人采取新颖的战术来得到他们的钱。
• The upshot of these competing object models is that users need to plan for both.
  这些对象模型竞争的结果是用户需要对这两种模型都要做好计划。
• 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 ( result) is that nuclear fusion can happen using rough-and-ready lasers and rough-and-ready fuel.
  结果就是利用简单的激光和一般的燃料，就产生了核聚变。
• The upshot is that we are in a race against time.
  最终我们得与时间赛跑。
• But what was the upshot?
  然而结果又怎么样呢？
• 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 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。
• The upshot of this was that the change was eventually effected;
  这次谈话的结果是最终换了房子。