consequence
n
1 [C usu pl 通常作复数]
thing that is a result or an effect of sth else 结果; 後果; 影响
Her investment had disastrous consequences
she lost everything she owned. 她的投资结果很惨, 血本无归.
be ready to take/suffer/bear the consequences of one's actions, ie accept the bad things which happen as a result 准备承担自己行动的後果
recent developments which could have far-reaching consequences for the country's economy 最近的事态变化, 能够对国家的经济产生深远影响.
2 [U] (fml 文) importance 重要性
It is of no consequence. 这无关紧要.
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. 他在自己的国家中尽管举足轻重, 但在此地却毫不显眼.
3 (idm 习语) in consequence (of sth) (infml 口) as a result (of sth) 由於(某事物)的缘故; 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.
Those are the rules and regulations, and we have to abide by them.
这些就是这儿的规矩, 大家都应该遵守。
Splendid.
很好。
and near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.