consequently
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·se·quent·ly /ˈkɒnsəkwəntli $ ˈkɑːnsə-kwentli/ ●●○ AWL adverb [sentence adverb] SO/CONSEQUENTLYas a result 结果,因此,所以 SYN therefore Most computer users have never received any formal keyboard training. Consequently, their keyboard skills are inefficient. 大多数的电脑使用者都没有经过正规的键盘操作训练,因此他们的键盘技巧不够熟练。 The molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream and consequently affect the organs. 这些分子被吸收到血液里,从而影响到器官。Examples from the Corpus
consequently• The grass in the centre was consequently beaten down and dry.• Both companies consequently emphasized providing leadership, developing subordinates, and maintaining long-term partnerships with clients.• He consequently had to remain solely on his own surface, looking outward for sustenance.• Less apparent on Mercedes' stand - and consequently ignored by most show visitors - was a prototype 190 electric car.• It is precisely there that they considered themselves the most competent and consequently interfered in all spheres of its life.• The book has no narrator or main character. Consequently, it lacks a traditional plot.• The continents and other landmasses perch on top of the plates, and consequently likewise move relative to each other.• Thoreau, consequently, moves toward the other end of the scale.• There was no fighting and consequently no casualties.• The dispute be-came, consequently, the subject of a lawsuit.con·se·quent·ly adverbChineseSyllable
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consequently
con‧se‧quent‧ly AC /ˈkɒnsəkwəntli, ˈkɒnsɪkwəntli $ ˈkɑːnsə-kwentli/
adverb [sentence adverb]
SYN therefore:
Most computer users have never received any formal keyboard training. Consequently, their keyboard skills are inefficient.
The molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream and consequently affect the organs.
con‧se‧quent‧ly AC /ˈkɒnsəkwəntli, ˈkɒnsɪkwəntli $ ˈkɑːnsə-kwentli/
adverb [sentence adverb] Word Family: adverb: consequently, inconsequentially; adjective: consequent, consequential ≠ inconsequential; noun: consequence
as a result SYN therefore:
Describing 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 watching TV instead of playing outside. As a result , more and more of them are becoming overweight.许多孩子把他们的闲暇时间都花在看电视上,而不是进行户外活动,从而导致越来越多的孩子变得肥胖。 ◆ 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。