upshot
英 ['ʌpʃɒt] 美 ['ʌpʃɑt]
| 近义词 | result 、 development 、 consequence 、 outcome 、 aftermath 、 conclusion 、 fruit 、 effect | ||
|---|---|---|---|
- n. 结果，结局；要点
中文词源
upshot 结局
来自射箭行话，最后一射，引申词义结局。
英文词源
- upshot (n.)
- 1530s, from up (adj.) + shot (n.); originally, the final shot in an archery match, hence the figurative sense of "result, issue, conclusion" (c. 1600).
双语例句
- 1. So the upshot is we're going for lunch on Friday.
- 结果是我们周五一起去吃午餐。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The upshot of the disagreement was that they broke up the partnership.
- 分歧造成的结局是,他们解除了合作关系.
来自辞典例句
- 5. What was the upshot of it all?
- 结果究竟怎样了?
来自辞典例句