upshot

• n. 結果，結局；要點

來自射箭行話，最後一射，引申詞義結局。

upshot (n.)

1530s, from up (adj.) + shot (n.); originally, the final shot in an archery match, hence the figurative sense of "result, issue, conclusion" (c. 1600).

1. So the upshot is we're going for lunch on Friday.

結果是我們周五一起去吃午餐。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The upshot of it all was that he left college and got a job.

事情的結局是，他離開學院參加了工作。

來自《權威詞典》

3. The upshot is that we have lots of good but not very happy employees.

結果是我們有很多優秀然而卻不太快樂的員工。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The upshot of the disagreement was that they broke up the partnership.

分歧造成的結局是,他們解除了合作關係.

來自辭典例句

5. What was the upshot of it all?

結果究竟怎樣了?

來自辭典例句