单词 | consequent |
释义 | consequentcon‧se‧quent /ˈkɒnsəkwənt $ ˈkɑːn-/ ●○○ AWL adjective [usually before noun] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINconsequent ExamplesOrigin: 1400-1500 French, Latin, present participle of consequi, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + sequi ‘to follow’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen one thing happens because of another► because of Collocations if something happens because of an earlier problem, event etc, it happens as a result of it: · Sampras seemed likely to miss the US Open because of a back injury.· Because of problems with the fuel system, the launch has been put back a week.· She was chosen for the Peace Prize because of her courageous fight for democracy. ► be a result of/result from to happen because of something else that happened or was done: · Our success is the result of a great deal of hard work.· The big population increase in the US was partly the result of immigration.· It is thought that the train crash resulted from a fault on the line. ► be the product of to be the result of actions, experiences or good or bad conditions: · The agreement was the product of 21 months of negotiations.· Saturday's goal was the product of some poor defending by the opposing team. ► come of if something comes of a situation or activity, it happens because of it: · The company is interested in the merger: many positive things could come of it.nothing came/has come etc of something (=nothing happened because of something): · I've applied for that job, but so far nothing's come of it.no good comes etc of something (=something does not have a good result): · My mother always said that no good would come of the relationship. ► stem from if something, especially a problem, stems from something else, it develops because of it and is directly connected with it: stem from from (doing) something: · Many of my patients' anxieties stem from experiences in their childhood.· The dog's aggression stemmed from being kept locked up all day.stem from the fact that: · Part of the education problem stems from the fact that class sizes have increased dramatically in the last 5 years. ► arise from if something such as a problem or difficult situation arises from something, it starts to exist because of it: · The argument arose from a misunderstanding.· Lung cancer is just one of the many diseases that arise from smoking too many cigarettes.arise from the fact that: · The difficulty arises from the fact that there has been insufficient time to train new staff. ► come out of to happen or exist as a helpful or useful result of someone's actions, decisions or discussions: · We're waiting to see what comes out of the inquiry before we make a decision.· Much of what came out of the Rio Summit did not have an immediate effect. ► as a result of happening because of something else: · He died as a result of cold and exhaustion.· Over 60 drugs have been removed from sale as a result of recent tests. ► resulting/consequent happening or existing because of something else that happened before: · Burrows took the resulting penalty kick.· Without government support the factory would be forced to close, with the consequent loss of thousands of jobs.· Britain's resulting debt burden was greater than that of the French. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► change Word family· However I hope the term Human Resources will not be undergoing a consequent change of name. ► increase· One is the likely reduction in rail carriage of freight, and the consequent increase in road haulage. ► loss· Any curvature or flaw in the line of its keel must be countered by a rudder, with consequent loss of energy.· To make up for the consequent loss in revenue, the government revamped the tax structure, revising it upward.· An abundance of unreliable information and consequent loss of user-confidence.· The banks generally maintain large excess reserves with consequent loss of potential profits.· If he did not haggle, he would sooner or later lose out, with a consequent loss for his client.· Gastritis with atrophy and the consequent loss of acid mediated inhibition of gastrin release contributes most to this increase. ► need· He emphasised the consequent need for schools to ensure that adequate opportunities were provided for improving accomplishments in speaking and listening. ► reduction· There could be a saving in the cost of pesticides and a consequent reduction in the risk of environmental contamination by residues.· This, coupled with the travel factor, could lead to considerable fatigue and consequent reduction in effectiveness on the farm.· The consequent reduction in torque at low speeds, resulting in poor initial acceleration, is compensated by the higher steady-state speed. WORD FAMILYadjectiveconsequentconsequential ≠ inconsequentialadverbconsequentlyinconsequentiallynounconsequence happening as a result of a particular event or situation SYN resulting: the rise in inflation and consequent fall in demand → subsequent |
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