RESULTthe final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc – used especially when no one knows what it will be until it actually happens 〔会议、讨论、战争等无法预知的〕结果,后果SYN result
outcome of
It was impossible to predict the outcome of the election.
这次选举的结果无法预测。
People who had heard the evidence at the trial were surprised at the outcome.
Outcome is slightly formal and is used mostly in writing. In everyday English, people are more likely to talk about what happened:outcome 稍显正式,多用于书面语中。在日常英语中,人们较多使用what happened
It was impossible to predict what would happen in the election.
这次选举的结果无法预测。
nCOLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + outcome
the final/ultimate outcome
The final outcome of the investigation is still to be announced.
The ultimate outcome of this controversy remains in doubt.
a likely outcome
What is the likely outcome of the election?
a possible outcome
When you throw a die, there are six possible outcomes.
a successful outcome
Hopes for a successful outcome to the war were fading.
a positive outcome (=a good result)
Everyone is hoping for a positive outcome to the talks.
a happy outcome (=a good result, especially one that makes everyone happy)
Adopting a child does not automatically result in a happy outcome.
a satisfactory outcome
Our main aim is to achieve a satisfactory outcome for both parties.
the desired outcome
The desired outcome of most services is a satisfied customer.
a favourable/unfavourable outcome
Considerable progress has been made towards a favourable outcome.
Discontinuing treatment too early may result in an unfavourable outcome.
a learning outcome (=what someone is supposed to learn from something)
It is important to set teaching objectives and learning outcomes.
a policy outcome (=what happens when a particular policy is used)
A number of factors affect policy outcomes.
a treatment outcome (=what happens whan a particular medical treatment is used)
Funding is provided to collect and analyze data on treatment outcomes.
a health outcome (=how healthy someone is after using a particular treatment, system etc)
the assessment of health outcomes
verbs
have an outcome
The meeting had a very satisfactory outcome.
affect/influence the outcome
Did coverage in the media affect the outcome of the trial?
decide/determine the outcome (=be the thing that causes the final result)
This move ultimately decided the outcome of the conflict.
At the leadership elections today, it is their votes that will determine the outcome.
predict the outcome (=say what the final result will be)
It is too early to predict the final outcome of the survey.
await the outcome (=wait for the final result)
Medical science must await the outcome of proper international debate.
Examples from the Corpus
outcome• The talks had a better outcome than we had originally hoped.• Qualitative judgements are then derived from the positive or negativeoutcome of the quantitiesinvolved.• No outcome seems too impossible or, at least, unworthy of valianteffort.• The negotiations are continuing, and we are hoping for a positive outcome.• Criteria should not be a list of every possibleoutcome and / or process that is a component of totalcare.• Then we can allow ourselves to feel subjectively good about the outcome, whatever our objectiveachievement.• The patient's generalhealth and fitness can also affect the outcome of the disease.• The campaign is still young, and the outcome could change drastically as it did four years ago.• And the outcome of all this was to go back to the basics.• At this point, I wouldn't even try to predict the outcome, but we're hoping for the best.• It's impossible to say for sure what the outcome of the election will be.• Whatever the outcome, I hope we remain friends.• Which outcome is better for society?• A win-winoutcome is where all parties involved are successful in achieving their objectives.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + OUTCOME | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤desirable, desired, favourable/favorable, good, happy, positive, satisfactory, successful稱心的/渴望的/有利的/不錯的/圓滿的/積極的/令人滿意的/有成效的結果▸➤adverse, bad, negative, poor, unfortunate, unsatisfactory不利的/令人不快的/負面的/差勁的/不幸的/令人不滿的結果▸➤fatal, tragic致命的後果;悲慘的結局▸➤possible可能出現的結果▸➤likely, probable很可能的結果▸➤different不同的結果▸➤anticipated, expected, inevitable, intended, logical, predicted預期的/期望的/不可避免的/想要的/合理的/預料的結果▸➤unexpected出乎意料的結果▸➤immediate即時的效果▸➤actual, eventual, final, long-term, ultimate實際結果;最終結果;長期效果▸➤direct直接後果◇a direct outcome of the strike罷工的直接後果➤practical實際的結果▸➤educational, electoral, political, etc. (alltechnical術語) 教育成果、選舉結果、政治後果等VERB + OUTCOME➤affect, change, influence影響/改變/左右結果▸➤decide, determine決定結果▸➤predict預測結果◇We use a computer model to predict the outcome of different scenarios.我們用計算機中的模型預測不同方案的效果。➤know知道結果◇We may not know the outcome until tomorrow.我們可能到明天才能知道結果。➤achieve, have, produce取得效果;有效果;產生效果◇Their strategy produced the desired outcome.他們的策略產生了預期的效果。➤evaluate, measure (technical術語) 評估/衡量效果◇The aim is to evaluate possible outcomes.目的是評估可能出現的結果。PREPOSITION➤outcome of⋯的結果◇the outcome of the election選舉的結果PHRASES➤whatever the outcome無論結果如何◇Whatever the final outcome of the talks, the war should end soon.無論會談最終結果如何,戰爭都應盡快結束。