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| 1 | C/U a change that is produced in one person or thing by another 影响；作用；结果 |
| +on/upon Scientists are studying the chemical’ s effect on the environment. 科学家正在研究该化学物质对环境的影响。 |
| have an effect on sth Any change in lifestyle will have an effect on your health. 生活方式的任何改变都将影响你的健康。 |
| have some/little/no effect The NAFTA agreement has had little effect on the lives of most Americans. 北美自由贸易协定对大多数美国人的生活几乎没有什么影响。 |
| an adverse/beneficial effect (=a bad/good effect) East German companies were suffering the adverse effects of German economic union. 不利/有益的影响 |
| reduce/counter the effect(s) of sth Relaxation can reduce the negative effects of stress on the immune system. 放松可以减弱压力对免疫系统的负面影响。 |
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| 2 | C an appearance or reaction that is deliberately produced, for example by a writer , artist , or musician （刻意制造的）效果，感受 |
| The bold colours in this room create a dramatic effect. 这个房间的鲜明色彩创造出一种非常醒目的效果。 |
| That’ s exactly the effect I wanted. 这正是我想要的效果。 |
| get/produce/achieve an effect Students should learn how they can achieve different stylistic effects in their writing. 学生应该学会如何在自己的写作中呈现出不同的文风。 |
| | 2a | plural special artificial images and sounds created for a film （电影的）特效，特技 | | I didn’ t think much of the plot, but the effects were amazing. 我觉得情节不怎么样，但特技的效果很好。 | |
| | 2b | C an artificial appearance given to a surface or to an object 仿…；…效果 | | marble-effect wallpaper 仿大理石墙纸 | |
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| 3 | C usually singular technical something that regularly happens, according to a law , for example in science 效应 |
| the Doppler effect 多普勒效应 |
| what economists call ‘the multiplier effect’ 经济学家称之为“乘数效应” |
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| 4 | effects plural formal the things that belong to you 财物；财产 |
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| - | come into effect
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| if a new rule or law comes into effect , it starts to be used |
| （法律或规章）开始实施，开始生效 |
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| The law came into effect on New Year’ s Day. 该法律在元旦开始生效。 |
| +from The new Council Tax rates came into effect from 1st April. 新的地方行政税自4月1日起开始实施。 |
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| - | for effect
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| if you do something for effect , you do it in order to impress people |
| 为了给人某种印象 |
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| - | in effect
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| 1 | used for giving a summary of what you think the situation really is 实际上；事实上 | In effect, this means we’ ll all have to work longer hours for the same pay. 实际上，这意味着我们大家将都得工作更长的时间而拿同样的薪水。 | |
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| 2 | if a law or rule is in effect , it is operating 实施；执行 | There’ s still a flood watch in effect across much of southwestern Ohio. 在俄亥俄州西南部的大部分地区仍在进行着洪水监测。 | |
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| - | put/bring/carry sth into effect
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| to start to use a plan or idea so that it becomes real and has practical results |
| 实现某想法；实施某计划 |
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| I hope the government will put the report’ s main recommendations into effect. 我希望政府能将报告中的主要建议付诸实施。 |
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| - | take effect
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| 1 | to start to produce the results that were intended 见效；开始起作用 | Try to relax for a couple of hours until the pills take effect. 在药开始起作用之前，尽量放松一两个小时。 | | Measures to reduce costs are beginning to take effect. 降低成本的措施开始见效了。 | |
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| 2 | if a new rule or law takes effect , it starts to be used （法律或规章）生效，开始实行 | The new timetable will take effect from the beginning of May. 新的时间表将从5月初开始实行。 | |
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| - | to the effect that
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| used for showing that you are giving a general idea of what someone said instead of their actual words |
| 大意是；大致是 |
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| Harry murmured something to the effect that they would all meet Margaret soon enough. 哈里嘟哝着说了些话，大意是他们都想尽快见到玛格丽特。 |
| Then Sally said, ‘Who is this then?’ or words to that effect. 然后萨莉就说，“那么这个是谁呢？”或大意为此类的话。 |
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| - | to good/full/little etc effect
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| used for saying what kind of result something has |
| 产生好/完全/很少等的效果 |
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| He has used my advice to good effect. 他采纳了我的意见，取得了很好的效果。 |
| The concerto’ s slow movement was used to memorable effect in the film 2001. 在电影《2001》中，这支节奏徐缓的协奏曲的运用产生了让人难忘的效果。 |
| He turned the key in the ignition but to no effect. 他转动钥匙去点火，结果却没有用。 |
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| - | with effect from formal
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| used for saying when something will start |
| 从…起开始实施（或生效） |
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| Trade sanctions have been imposed with effect from 1 April. 贸易制裁从4月1日起已实行。 |
| I am resigning from the party with immediate effect. 我将很快退党。 |
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| Words frequently used with effect | | effect 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | adverse, beneficial, cumulative, damaging, detrimental, dramatic, harmful, immediate, knock-on, major, negative, positive, profound, serious, significant, substantial, | 1 | | | |
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