词组 | outcome |
释义 | outcome AC /ˈaʊtkʌm/ noun the final result of somethingadjectivesthe final/eventual/ultimate outcome The final outcome of the investigation is still to be announced.a likely outcome What is the likely outcome of the election?a possible outcome We are prepared for any possible outcome.an inevitable outcome (=one that is certain to happen as a result of something) The increase in crime was the inevitable outcome of the government’s decision to cut funding for the police.a successful/satisfactory outcome Our aim is to achieve a satisfactory outcome for everybody. | Hopes for a successful outcome were fading.a good/positive/favourable outcome Everyone is hoping for a positive outcome to the talks. | A defendant who is represented by a lawyer is more likely to get a favourable outcome. | This was a good outcome for the school.a bad/negative/unfavourable outcome Stopping treatment too early may result in an unfavourable outcome.the desired outcome (=the one you want) They failed to achieve the desired outcome.a happy outcome (=a good result, especially one that makes everyone happy) Adopting a child does not always have a happy outcome.the same outcome They repeated the experiment on three occasions, each time with the same outcome.a different outcome Let’s hope that this time there is a different outcome.a logical outcome The war was the logical outcome of this aggressive policy.the long-term/short-term outcome The long-term outcome is unpredictable.verbshave a ... outcome The meeting had a very satisfactory outcome.produce a ... outcome How many of those measures produced the desired outcome?achieve a ... outcome They are willing to work with us to achieve a successful outcome.affect/influence the outcome Did media reports affect the outcome of the trial?decide/determine the outcome (=be the thing that causes the final result) It is their votes that will determine the outcome of the election.predict the outcome It is too early to predict the final outcome of the survey.await the outcome They are awaiting the outcome of an appeal against the decision.prepositionsthe outcome of sth The outcome of the election was announced the following day. |
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