| 释义 |
Examples:regardless of the consequences —have disastrous consequences—a true man has the courage accept the consequences of his actions—worries about the future consequences—be afraid of the consequences—One must live with the consequences of one's actions.—old: reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word—without any fear of consequences—evil has its retribution (idiom); suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds—lit. tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions—eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action—fig. you'll have take the consequences—fig. lascivious activities can lead bitter consequences—leading good consequences—act precipitously regardless of the consequences—play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences—of no consequence [idiom.]—light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence one person, a matter of life or death to another—act for oneself and suffer the consequence—pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc)—overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)—fig. painful consequence—suffer as a consequence of one's own actions— |