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a change that somebody/something causes in somebody/something else; a result 效应；影响；结果 the beneficial effects of exercise 锻炼的好处 What are the long-term effects of this treatment? 这种治疗的长期效果如何？ The results show a statistically significant effect. 结果显示了统计上显著的效果。 - effect on somebody/something
Her tears had no effect on him. 她的眼泪对他没有影响。 the effect of heat on metal 热对金属产生的效应 Modern farming methods can have an adverse effect on the environment. 现代农业耕作方法可能对环境造成负面影响。 Farms can have both positive and negative effects on the community. 农场对社区既有积极影响，也有消极影响。 Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects. 她尽管备受磨难，但好像并未受到不利影响。 - effect upon somebody/something
The study examines architecture and its effect upon people's lives. 这项研究考察了建筑及其对人们生活的影响。 to examine/study/investigate the effect of something 检查/研究/调查某事物的影响 to evaluate/assess the effect of something 评估某事物的影响 to cause harmful health effects 对健康造成有害影响 I can certainly feel the effects of too many late nights. 我当然能感觉到熬夜太多产生的影响。 - effect of doing something
Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely. 她批评的结果是使他完全丧失了信心。 to learn to distinguish between cause and effect 学会分清因果 I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect. 我试图说服他，但却无济于事。 ‘I'm feeling really depressed.’ ‘The winter here has that effect sometimes.’ “我真感到抑郁。” “这儿的冬天有时候就会产生这种影响。”
Language Bank consequentlyconsequentlyDescribing the effect of something 描述某事的影响 One consequence of changes in diet over recent years has been a dramatic increase in cases of childhood obesity. 近年来饮食变化带来的一个结果是儿童肥胖人数急剧上升。
Many parents today do not have time to cook healthy meals for their children. Consequently/As a consequence, many children grow up eating too much junk food. 现在许多家长没有时间给孩子做健康的饭菜，结果造成许多孩子在成长过程中吃过多的垃圾食品。
Many children spend their free time online instead of playing outside. As a result, more and more of them are becoming overweight. 许多孩子在网上度过他们的空闲时间，而不是在外面玩。结果，越来越多的人变得超重。
Last year junk food was banned in schools. The effect of this has been to create a black market in the playground, with pupils bringing sweets from home to sell to other pupils. 去年学校禁售垃圾食品，结果是学校操场上出现了垃圾食品的黑市交易，有的学生把从家里带来的甜食卖给其他学生。
Which Word? affect / effectaffect / effectsee also after-effect, butterfly effect, domino effect, Doppler effect, greenhouse effect, knock-on, network effect, ripple effect, side effect- affect verb = ‘to have an influence on somebody/something’:
affect 动词 = 影响某人／某事： Does television affect children’s behaviour? 电视对孩子的行为有影响吗？
- effect noun = ‘result, influence’:
Does television have an effect on children’s behaviour? 电视对孩子的行为有影响吗？
- effect verb is quite rare and formal and means ‘to achieve or produce’:
effect 作动词罕见且正式，意为实现、产生： They hope to effect a reconciliation. 他们希望实现和解。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effecta2The drug had no effect in curing the illness. 这种药对治病没有效果。 Any delay in delivery of materials will have a knock-on effect throughout the production process. 延误生产材料运送会对整个生产过程产生连锁影响。 Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina. 戒烟神奇地增强了他的体力。 Heavy taxation has a disincentive effect. 重税会产生打击积极性的影响。 It's a policy that will have a chilling effect on free speech. 这项政策对言论自由会产生激冷效应。 The drug exerts a powerful effect on the brain. 这种药对大脑影响很大。 We had problems with mosquitoes, but this spray had the desired effect. 我们这儿有蚊子侵扰，幸好这种喷剂效果很是理想。 The plague struck London again with devastating effect. 瘟疫再次给伦敦带来灾难性的后果。 The project has already had a direct effect on the lives of one million people. 这个项目已经对一百万人的生活产生了直接影响。 the crippling effect of sanctions on the economy 制裁对经济产生的毁灭性后果 The full effects of the new tax have not yet been felt. 还未感受到新税的全面影响。 His comment was intended to calm the situation but it had the opposite effect. 他的评论本意是稳定形势，但适得其反。 The deterrent effect of the death penalty has long been questioned. 死刑的威慑作用长期以来受到质疑。 How soon will the effects of the drug wear off? 药效多久会消失？ I am interested in documenting the effects of international events on ordinary people. 我对记录国际事件对普通人的影响很感兴趣。 There was no discernible effect on cell growth. 看不出来对细胞的生长有什么影响。 a face cream designed to combat the effects of age 设计用于抗衰老的面霜 drugs which mimic the effects of hormones 类激素药物 Women feel the effects of alcohol more quickly than men. 女性会比男性更快地感受到酒精的作用。 the serious health effects which result from obesity 过度肥胖对健康造成的严重影响 to minimize the effects of economic change 最大程度减少经济变革造成的影响 I took the medicine with dramatic effect. 我吃了这药，效果显著。 The effect lasted only a short time. 效果只持续了很短的时间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- decisive
- dramatic
- far-reaching
- …
- bring about
- exert
- have
- …
- exist
- occur
- spread
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- in effect
- to this effect
- to that effect
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- cause and effect
- to little effect
- to no effect
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a particular look, sound or impression that somebody, such as an artist or a writer, wants to create （艺术家或作家等所要创造的特定）外观，声响，印象，效果 The overall effect of the painting is overwhelming. 这幅画的总体效果气势磅礴。 The stage lighting gives the effect of a moonlit scene. 这种舞台灯光能产生月下景色的效果。 She uses glass to achieve a variety of visual effects. 她用玻璃来实现各种视觉效果。 to produce/create an effect 产生/创造一种效果 - for an effect
Add a scarf for a casual effect. 再围上一条围巾以显得随意些。 - for effect
He only behaves like that for effect (= in order to impress people). 他那样表现不过是为了哗众取宠。
Extra ExamplesI found that by adding white I could achieve the desired effect. 我发现添加白色可以达到理想的效果。 The yellow pigment produced the opposite effect to that desired. 黄色颜料产生了与预期相反的效果。 That is precisely the effect I was aiming at. 那正是我想要达到的效果。 The dramatic effect was heightened by her black dress and dead white face. 她黑色的裙子和煞白的脸加强了戏剧效果。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- special
- cinematic
- audio
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- effects[plural]
lights, sounds, special scenery, computer images, etc. used in a play or film, especially in order to show things that do not normally exist or happen 使发生；实现；引起 The production relied too much on spectacular effects. 制作太过于依赖壮观的效果了。
- effects[plural] (formal)
your personal possessions （个人）财产，所有物，财物
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin effectus, from efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’. Sense (3), ‘personal belongings’, arose from the obsolete sense ‘something acquired on completion of an action’.
Idioms
bring/put something into effect
come into effect
to come into use; to begin to apply 生效；开始实施
in effect
used when you are stating what the facts of a situation are 实际上；事实上 In effect, the two systems are identical. 实际上，这两种系统完全一样。 His wife had, in effect, run the government for the past six months. 过去的六个月实际上是他的妻子在执政。 By asking for these particular qualifications, you are, in effect, excluding most women from applying. 通过要求这些特殊的资格，你实际上是在排斥大多数女性申请。 The border closure meant, in effect, that no trade took place between the countries. 边境关闭实际上意味着两国间不再有贸易往来。
(of a law or rule 法律或规则 in use 在实施中；有效
take effect
to start to produce the results that are intended 开始起作用；见效 The aspirins soon take effect. 阿司匹林药片很快见效。 The medicine started to take effect after a few minutes. 几分钟后药物开始见效。
to come into use; to begin to apply 生效；开始实施
to the effect that… | to this/that effect
to good, great, dramatic, etc. effect
producing a good, successful, dramatic, etc. result or impression 富有成效；效果良好 The air conditioning came on, to little effect. 空调开了，可没什么效果。 She uses animal sounds to startling effect in her music. 她在音乐里运用动物的声音以产生惊人的效果。
to no effect
not producing the result you intend or hope for 毫无效果；毫无成效；不起作用
with effect from…
with immediate effect
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starting now 立即生效；从…起开始生效 She has resigned with immediate effect. 她已辞职，立即生效。