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'm willing to accept the consequences.
  我愿意承担后果。
• A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace
  政府的分裂将会给国内和平带来严重后果。
• This step involved many fateful consequences.
  这一步骤带来了许多严重的后果。
• 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。
• 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。
• We must be mindful of the consequences of selfishness
  我们必须考虑自私自利的后果。
• This large rain could have grave consequences.
  这场大雨会造成严重后果。
• If you tell a person to 'step on it' or 'throw on your coat,' they may take you literally, with disastrous consequences.
  如果你告诉一个人steponit（“加速；加快”，字面意义“踩在上面”）或者throwonyourcoat（“赶快穿上外套”，字面意义“扔在你的外套上”），他们可能会按字面理解你的话，那就会引起灾难性的后果。
• Nobody can tell what the consequences may be.
  没有人能说出可能的后果。
• The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.
  后果不堪设想。