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 ( 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。
• 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。
• 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 is that the current gridlock in Congress will soon get much worse.
  结果是，目前国会出现的僵局将很快变得更为严重。
• 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: apple, Amazon and Facebook look like good long-term bets.
  其结论是：苹果、亚马逊和facebook看起来像是优良的长期下注对象。
• 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。
• 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。
• What was the upshot of it all then?
  那整件事情的结局是什么呢？