consequences

英 [ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz]

美 [ˈkɑnsəˌkwɛnsəz]

n.  结果; 后果; 重要性
consequence的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 结果;后果；影响
  Theconsequences ofsomething are the results or effects of it.
  1. Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail...
     她的律师说她明白自己行为的后果，已有了入狱的心理准备。
  2. An economic crisis may have tremendous consequences for our global security.
     一场经济危机可能严重影响到全球安定。
• PHRASE 结果;因此
  If one thing happens and then another thing happensin consequenceoras a consequence, the second thing happens as a result of the first.
  1. His death was totally unexpected and, in consequence, no plans had been made for his replacement...
     他的死完全出乎意料，所以，根本没有安排替补人选。
  2. Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
     由于出生率下降，产科服务会随之削减。
  3. ...people who are suffering and dying as a consequence of cigarette smoking...
     因吸烟而患病或死亡的人
• PHRASE 重要的;有价值的
  Something or someoneof consequenceis important or valuable. If something or someone isofnoconsequence, oroflittleconsequence, they are not important or valuable.
  1. As an overseer, he suddenly found himself a person of consequence...
     作为工头，他突然觉得自己是个重要人物。
  2. Where he is from is of no consequence to me.
     他来自何方对我来说并不重要。
• PHRASE 承担后果;自食其果
  If you tell someone that they musttake the consequencesorface the consequences, you warn them that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do not stop behaving in a particular way.
  1. These pilots must now face the consequences of their actions and be brought to trial...
     这些飞行员现在必须为自己的行为承担后果，接受审判。
  2. If climate changes continue, we will suffer the consequences.
     如果气候变化继续下去，我们将自食其果。

双语例句

• I needn't add that if you fail to do as I ask, you will suffer the consequences.
  如果你没按我的要求做的话，后果请自负——这话我就不必再说了吧。
• These pilots must now face the consequences of their actions and be brought to trial
  这些飞行员现在必须为自己的行为承担后果，接受审判。
• The possible consequences so filled his mind that he lost the thread of Wan Da's narrative.
  他脑子里充满了各种可能的结局，结果跟不上万达的叙述。
• If climate changes continue, we will suffer the consequences.
  如果气候变化继续下去，我们将自食其果。
• He dismissed advocates of a completely free market as economic troglodytes with no concern for the social consequences.
  他认为那些鼓吹完全自由市场经济的人对经济只是一知半解，完全没有顾及到可能产生的社会后果。
• If they wanted a deal at any price, they would have to face the consequences
  如果他们无论如何都想达成交易，他们就得承担其后果。
• Getting into the bad habit of gambling will bring continuous evil consequences.
  染上赌博的恶习将贻害无穷。
• We must be mindful of the consequences of selfishness
  我们必须考虑自私自利的后果。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.
  战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
• An economic crisis may have tremendous consequences for our global security.
  一场经济危机可能严重影响到全球安定。