consequence (牛津字典詳解)
consequence
/ ˈkɔnsɪkwəns; US -kwens; ˋkɑnsəˏkwɛns/ n
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[C usu pl 通常作複數] thing that is a result or an effect of sth else 結果; 後果; 影響:
Her investment had disastrous consequences: she lost everything she owned.
她的投資結果很慘, 血本無歸.
* be ready to take/suffer/bear the consequences of one's actions, ie accept the bad things which happen as a result 準備承擔自己行動的後果 * recent developments which could have far-reaching consequences for the country's economy 最近的事態變化, 能夠對國家的經濟產生深遠影響.
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[U] (fml 文) importance 重要性: It is of no consequence. 這 無關緊要. * He may be a man of consequence (ie an important man or man of high rank) in his own country, but he's nobody here. 他在自己的國家中儘管舉足輕重, 但在此地卻毫不顯眼.
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(idm 習語) in consequence (of sth) (infml 口) as a result (of sth) 由於（某事物）的緣故; 因而: She was found guilty, and lost her job in consequence (of it). 她被判有罪, 因而失去了工作.
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