effect

美 [ɪˈfekt]英 [ɪˈfekt]
  • n.影响;(艺术家或作家所要创造的特定)外观,声响,印象,效果;效应;结果;(个人)财产,所有物,财物
  • vt.使发生;实现;引起

复数: effects 过去式: effected 现在分词: effecting 过去分词: effected 第三人称单数: effects

ef- 出来,从...向外 + fect 做,制作

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effecteffect

noun

1

效应;影响;结果
a change that sb/sth causes in sb/sth else; a result

the effect of heat on metal

热对金属产生的效应

dramatic/long-term effects

引人注目的影响;长期效应

to learn to distinguish between cause and effect

学会分清因果

the beneficial effects of exercise

锻炼的好处

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。

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。

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。

I can certainly feel the effects of too many late nights.

我当然能感受到熬夜太多产生的影响。

‘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。”

I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect.

我试图说服他,但却无济于事。

2

(艺术家或作家所要创造的特定)外观,声响,印象,效果
a particular look, sound or impression that sb, such as an artist or a writer, wants to create

The overall effect of the painting is overwhelming.

这幅画的总体效果气势磅礡。

The stage lighting gives the effect of a moonlit scene.

舞台灯光产生出月下景色的效果。

Add a scarf for a casual effect.

再围上一条围巾以显得随便些。

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。

3

(个人)财产,所有物,财物
your personal possessions

The insurance policy covers all baggage and personal effects.

这份保险单为全部行李和个人财产提供保险。

习语

to cause sth to come into use

这些建议即将付诸实施。
The recommendations will soon be put into effect.

to come into use; to begin to apply

下月开始实施新的管制措施。
New controls come into effect next month.

used to show that you are giving the general meaning of what sb has said or written rather than the exact words

他留下一张字条,大意是他不回来了。
He left a note to the effect that he would not be coming back.

She told me to get out─or words to that effect .

她叫我滚开——或说了类似的话。

producing a good, successful, dramatic, etc. result or impression

not producing the result you intend or hope for

我们曾告诫过他们,但没起任何作用。
We warned them, but to no effect.

starting now; starting from…

政府已削减利率,从下月起开始生效。
The government has cut interest rates with effect from the beginning of next month.

verb

VN使发生;实现;引起
to make sth happen

to effect a cure/change/recovery

产生疗效;引起变化;实现复苏

affect

affect verb = ‘to have an influence on sb/sth’该词不作名词。

Does television affect children’s behaviour?

电视对孩子的行为有影响吗?

effect noun = ‘result, influence’effect名词 = 作用;影响:

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。

effect

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 影响;效果;结果
    The effect of one thing on another is the change that the first thing causes in the second thing.

    Parents worry about the effect of music on their adolescent's behavior...

    父母担心音乐对青春期孩子的行为所产生的影响。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (刻意制造的)效果,印象
    An effect is an impression that someone creates deliberately, for example in a place or in a piece of writing.

    The whole effect is cool, light and airy.

    整体效果很酷,轻松而随意。

  • 3
    N-PLURAL 所有物;财产;遗物
    A person's effects are the things that they have with them at a particular time, for example when they are arrested or admitted to hospital, or the things that they owned when they died.

    His daughters were collecting his effects.

    他的女儿们当时正在整理他的遗物。

  • 4
    N-PLURAL (电影)特效,特技
    The effects in a film are the specially created sounds and scenery.

  • 5
    VERB 使发生;实现
    If you effect something that you are trying to achieve, you succeed in causing it to happen.

    Prospects for effecting real political change seemed to have taken a major step backwards.

    实现真正政治变革的机会似乎变得更加渺茫了。

  • 6
    See also:greenhouse effect;placebo effect;ripple effect;side-effect;sound effect;special effect

  • 7
    注意动词 affect 和名词 effect 有关。可以说某件事影响了某人,用 affect,例如,Noise affects different people in different ways (噪音对不同的人会产生不同的影响)。也可以说某事对某人有影响,用 have an effect on,例如,the effect that noise has on people in factories (噪音对工厂里的人们产生的影响)。
    N

  • 8
    PHRASE 为了给人印象;为了吸引注意力
    If you say that someone is doing something for effect, you mean that they are doing it in order to impress people and to draw attention to themselves.

    Jock paused for effect, his eyes glinting over his glass as he took another drink...

    乔克为了制造效果停下来又喝了口酒,他的眼睛在酒杯上方光芒闪烁。

  • 9
    PHRASE 其实;实际上
    You add in effect to a statement or opinion that is not precisely accurate, but which you feel is a reasonable description or summary of a particular situation.

    That deal would create, in effect, the world's biggest airline.

    事实上,这一协议将促成世界最大航空公司的成立。

  • 10
    PHRASE 实施(计划);实现(想法)
    If you put ,bring, or carry a plan or idea into effect, you cause it to happen in practice.

    These and other such measures ought to have been put into effect in 1985.

    这些以及其他类似的措施在1985年就应该开始实施了。

  • 11
    PHRASE 开始实施/生效/有效
    If a law or policy takes effect or comes into effect at a particular time, it officially begins to apply or be valid from that time. If it remains in effect, it still applies or is still valid.

    ...the ban on new logging permits which will take effect from July...

    将于7月生效的禁止颁发新伐木许可证的禁令

  • 12
    PHRASE 见效;开始起作用
    You can say that something takes effect when it starts to produce the results that are intended.

    The second injection should only have been given once the first drug had taken effect...

    只有第一剂药见效后才可进行第二次注射。

  • 13
    PHRASE 产生良好效果/毫无成效
    You use effect in expressions such as to good effect and to no effect in order to indicate how successful or impressive an action is.

    Mr Morris feels the museum is using advertising to good effect...

    莫里斯先生认为博物馆作的广告卓有成效。

  • 14
    PHRASE 大意是;大致是
    You use to this effect ,to that effect, or to the effect that to indicate that you have given or are giving a summary of something that was said or written, and not the actual words used.

    A circular to this effect will be issued in the next few weeks...

    接下来的几周内将发布一份大意如此的通告。

  • 15
    PHRASE 立即生效/自…起生效
    If you say that something will happen with immediate effect or with effect from a particular time, you mean that it will begin to apply or be valid immediately or from the stated time.

    We are now resuming relations with Syria with immediate effect...

    我们即刻起与叙利亚恢复关系。

  • 16
    cause and effect→ see:cause

noun

1
an outward appearance
he made a good impression
I wanted to create an impression of success
she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
Synonym: impression
2
(of a law) having legal validity
the law is still in effect
Synonym: force
3
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
he just did it for effect
4
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Synonym: essence burden core gist
5
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
his decision had depressing consequences for business
he acted very wise after the event
Synonym: consequence outcome result event issue upshot
6
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
the effects of sleep loss
the effect of the anesthetic

verb

1
produce
The scientists set up a shock wave
Synonym: effectuate set up
2
act so as to bring into existence
effect a change

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  1. All this publicity has had a snowball effect on the sales of their latest album .

    所有这些宣传对他们最新唱片的销售产生了一种滚雪球效应。

  2. The greenhouse effect is well and truly with us .

    我们完全处于温室效应中。

  3. The effects will last for the whole of his life .

    这些将会持续影响他的一生。

  4. She told me to get out ─ or words to that effect .

    她叫我滚开——或说了类似的话。

  5. 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。

  6. The crisis had a negative effect on trade .

    这次危机对贸易产生了很坏的影响。

  7. The industry is feeling the effects of recent price rises .

    这一行业已经感觉到了最近提价的影响。

  8. My father 's death had a profound effect on us all .

    父亲的去世深深地影响了我们全家。

  9. He told me to leave ─ or words to that effect .

    他叫我离开,或诸如此类的话。

  10. The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended .

    实验的结果与原来的意图相反。

  11. There is mounting evidence of serious effects on people 's health .

    有越来越多的证据表明对人的健康有严重影响。

  12. Does television have an effect on children 's behaviour ?

    电视对孩子的行为有影响吗?

  13. Lack of money will have an adverse effect on our research programme .

    缺少资金将对我们的研究方案有不利影响。

  14. Overseas investment has had a positive effect on exports .

    海外投资对出口有积极影响。

  15. The effects of the drug will soon wear off .

    这麻醉药品的作用将很快消失。

  16. For maximum effect do the exercises every day .

    每天锻炼以取得最佳效果。

  17. This drug is known to have adverse side effects .

    众所周知,这种药具有不良副作用。

  18. The medicine did not achieve the desired effect .

    这种药未达到预期效果。

  19. He left a note to the effect that he would not be coming back .

    他留下一张字条,大意是他不回来了。

  20. The news had a destabilizing effect on the stock market .

    这消息引起了股市的动荡。

  21. I can certainly feel the effects of too many late nights .

    我当然能感受到熬夜太多产生的影响。

  22. The drug has some bad side effects .

    这种药有些不好的副作用。

  23. It is up to the regulating authority to put the measures into effect .

    应该由管理部门落实这些措施。

  24. Cities have a powerful magnetizing effect on young people .

    城市对青年人有着强大的吸引力。

  25. It 's difficult to make accurate predictions about the effects on the environment .

    很难准确预测对环境产生的影响。

  26. Her words had a magical effect on us .

    她的话对我们有一种魔力般的作用。

  27. The price increase has had no perceptible effect on sales .

    这次提价没有对销售产生明显的影响。

  28. Fifthly , we need to consider the effect on the local population .

    第五,我们必须考虑对当地居民的影响。

  29. The play had excellent sound and lighting effects .

    这次戏剧演出的音响和灯光效果极佳。

  30. Unemployment is having a corrosive effect on our economy .

    失业对我国的经济起着破坏作用。

前缀
e-出来,从...向外

effort n. 努力

ef- 出来,从...向外 + fort 力量;强壮

efficiency n. 效率

ef- 出来,从...向外 + fic- 做,制作 + -ency 性质,状态

efficient adj. 有效率的

ef- 出来,从...向外 + fic- 做,制作 + -i- + -ent ...的

后缀
e-做,制作

perfect adj. 完备的

per- 完全,贯穿 + fect 做,制作

affect v. 影响

af- 朝,向,去 + fect 做,制作

defect n. 缺点

de- 离开,向下 + fect 做,制作

infect vt. 传染

in- 在内,进入,使 + fect 做,制作

cause arouse bring effect 【导航词义:引起】
cause v. 引起,使发生
〔辨析〕

尤指引起不好的事情。

〔例证〕

Smoking can cause lung cancer.

吸烟可致肺癌。

What caused Tom to quit his job?

是什么原因使汤姆辞职的?

arouse v. 引起
〔辨析〕

指引起某种情感、态度等。

〔例证〕

Their sufferings aroused our sympathy.

他们的痛苦引起了我们的同情。

It may arouse his interest in these subjects.

这也许会引起他对这些学科的兴趣。

bring v. 引起,使产生
〔辨析〕

指导致某种情况或某种情感产生。

〔例证〕

War brings death and famine.

战争导致死亡和饥荒。

The success brought the old man great satisfaction.

成功给这位老人带来了极大的满足感。

effect v. 〈正式〉引起,使发生
〔辨析〕

指引发某事,强调产生的效果。

〔例证〕

The drugs effected his death.

毒品导致了他的死亡。

The new manager effected great changes in the firm.

新经理使公司发生了巨大的变化。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

effect与以下词性连用

adj.

adverse effect

负面影响

negative/positive effect

消极/积极影响

desired effect

预期效果

immediate effect

直接的影响(或效果)

lasting effect

持久的影响(或印象)

v.

have an effect

有影响

produce an effect

制造某种效果

take effect

见效

n.

effect a change

带来变化

n.

bring/put sth into effect

使生效;实行;实施
to cause sth to come into use

The recommendations will soon be put into effect.

这些建议即将付诸实施。

come into effect

生效;开始实施
to come into use; to begin to apply

New controls come into effect next month.

下月开始实施新的管制措施。

in effect

1

实际上;事实上
used when you are stating what the facts of a situation are

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。

2

在实施中;有效
in use

These laws are in effect in twenty states.

这些法律在二十个州有效。

take effect

1

开始起作用;见效
to start to produce the results that are intended

The aspirins soon take effect.

阿司匹林药片很快见效。

2

生效;开始实施
to come into use; to begin to apply

The new law takes effect from tomorrow.

新法令明日起生效。

to this/that effect

大意是;意思是;有这个(或那个)意思
used to show that you are giving the general meaning of what sb has said or written rather than the exact words

He left a note to the effect that he would not be coming back.

他留下一张字条,大意是他不回来了。

She told me to get out─or words to that effect .

她叫我滚开——或说了类似的话。

to good, great, dramatic, etc. effect

富有成效;效果良好
producing a good, successful, dramatic, etc. result or impression

to no effect

毫无效果;毫无成效;不起作用
not producing the result you intend or hope for

We warned them, but to no effect.

我们曾告诫过他们,但没起任何作用。

with effect from…

立即生效;从…起开始生效
starting now; starting from…

The government has cut interest rates with effect from the beginning of next month.

政府已削减利率,从下月起开始生效。