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- a consequence, effect, or outcome of something结果, 后果, 效果：
the tower collapsed as a result of safety violations.
由于违反了安全规定, 塔倒塌了。
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- an item of information obtained by experiment or some other scientific method; a quantity or formula obtained by calculation（实验或其他科学方法之）结果; （计算）结果。
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- （常作results）a final score, mark, or placing in a sporting event or examination（体育比赛）结果, 比分; 排名; （考试）成绩。
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- （常作results）a satisfactory or favourable outcome of an undertaking or contest（任务或竞赛）成果, 好成绩：
determination and persistence guarantee results.
决心和持之以恒是好成绩的保证。
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- （一般作results）the outcome of a business's trading over a given period, expressed as a statement of profit or loss经营业绩：
oil companies have reported markedly better results.
石油公司报告了有明显增长的业绩。
no obj.
1- occur or follow as the consequence of something发生, 产生：
government unpopularity resulting from the state of the economy
经济状况导致政府失去民心
as adj. resulting talk of a general election and the resulting political uncertainty.谈论大选以及由此产生的政治不确定性。
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result in
have (a specified end or outcome)导致, 造成（注明的结局或结果）：talks in July had resulted in stalemate.
七月的会谈陷入了僵局。
短语
without result
- in vain毫无结果, 一无效果：
Denny had inquired about getting work, without result.
丹尼询问过找工作的事, 可毫无结果。
词源
late Middle English (as a verb)： from medieval Latin resultare 'to result', earlier in the sense 'spring back', from re- (expressing intensive force) + saltare （frequentative of salire 'to jump'）. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.