consequence

noun

1. 结果；后果
   a result of sth that has happened
   1. This decision could have serious consequences for the industry.
      这项决定可能对该行业造成严重后果。
   2. Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger.
      合并一事直接导致二百人失去了工作。
   3. He drove too fast with tragic consequences.
      他开车太快，结果酿成惨剧。
   4. to suffer/face/take the consequences of your actions
      自食其果；面对 / 承担自己行动的后果
2. 重要性
   importance
   1. Don't worry. It's of no consequence .
      别担心，这无关紧要。

1. N-COUNT 结果;后果；影响
   The consequences of something 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。
2. PHRASE 结果;因此
   If one thing happens and then another thing happens in consequence or as 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
3. PHRASE 重要的;有价值的
   Something or someone of consequence is important or valuable. If something or someone is of no consequence, or of little consequence, 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。
4. PHRASE 承担后果;自食其果
   If you tell someone that they must take the consequences or face 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。

1. In this changing business environment, different demands are being placed on employees. As a consequence, the education system needs to change.
   在当今变幻莫测的商业环境下，员工被提出各种不同的要求。因此，教育体系有必要随之改变。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. Where he is from is of no consequence to me.
   他来自何方对我来说并不重要。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. Wastage was no doubt a necessary consequence of war
    巨大的损耗无疑是战争的必然结果。
11. I regret to inform you he died as a consequence of his injuries.
    我很遗憾地通知你，他因伤势太重不治身亡。
12. What he liked to do was to take an idea and wrestle it by finding every possible consequence.
    他喜欢做的事情就是先提出一个想法，然后冥思苦想，找出可能产生的各种后果。
13. He may be a man of consequence in his own village, but he is nobody here.
    他在自己村里也许算个要人，但在这里却不足道。
14. The erratic fluctuation of market prices is in consequence of unstable economy.
    经济波动致使市场物价忽起忽落。
15. In consequence of your bad work I am forced to dismiss you.
    由于你的工作很糟，我不得不把你解雇。
16. His anger is an affair of no consequence.
    他的愤怒无关紧要。
17. It's a matter of no consequence.
    此事无足轻重。
18. In consequence he lost his place.
    结果，他失去了他的位置。
19. On this occasion, in consequence of Nora being unwell, owen and Frankie went by themselves.
    这一次因为诺拉不舒服，欧文只好带着小弗兰克去了。
20. He cherished illusion of power and consequence when the reality had gone.
    当现实情况消逝时，他依然眷恋于权势和个人影响的幻想。
21. This matter is of great consequence to all of us.
    对于我们来说这件事非常重要。
22. Well, that's a consequence of the problem I mentioned before.
    好了，那是我以前提到的问题所在。
23. One consequence of this approach was a requirement for support and development of the abstractions.
    这一方法的结果是出现了支持和开发抽象的需求。
24. And as a consequence, we lost legitimacy in Pakistan.
    这样做的后果是，我们在巴基斯坦失去了合法性。
25. As a consequence of your laziness and rudeness, I am forced to dismiss you.
    作为你的懒惰和粗鲁的结果，我被迫解聘你。
26. Not as a direct effect or consequence.
    不作为直接影响和结果。
27. He suffered much in consequence.
    他结果受了很大的损失。
28. The questions to be considered are the cause and the consequence of such a termination.
    要考虑的问题是随意终止权的原因和后果。
29. Political and economic instability are an inevitable consequence.
    政治和经济不稳定成为不可避免的后果。
30. The new study tests another expected consequence of e-commerce.
    一项新的研究验证了另一个对电子商务影响的预期。

  aftermath consequence outcome result【导航词义：后果】

  aftermath n. 后果，余殃

〔辨析〕强调灾难（如风暴、地震、战争等）留下的后果。

  consequence n. 后果，结果

〔辨析〕强调逻辑关系，多指不良结果。

  outcome n. 后果，结果

〔辨析〕侧重指预先不知道的结果。

  result n. 后果，结果

〔辨析〕普通用词，强调因为某事而引起的结果。

n.

in consequence (of sth)

• 由于；作为…的结果
  as a result of sth
  1. The child was born deformed in consequence of an injury to its mother.
     由于母亲受过伤，这小孩生下来是畸形。

noun

1. having important effects or influence
   1. decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself
   2. virtue is of more moment than security
   3. that result is of no consequence

   Synonym:    importmoment

2. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

   Synonym:    aftermath

3. 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:    effectoutcomeresulteventissueupshot