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。