effectef•fect /ɪ'fekt/

n

1. C,U 结果；效果；影响

• The medicine had an immediate effect. 这种药有速效。

• His words had little effect on his son. 他的话对他儿子不起作用。

2. C，常用单 感受；印象；外观

• The lights gave a pretty effect. 那些灯光产生了一种很美的效果。

• The painting gives you a three-dimensional effect. 这幅画给人一种立体感。

3. [～s] 财物

• The dead soldier's effects were sent to his family. 阵亡战士的遗物被寄回家里。

词组come into effect 开始实施，开始生效

• The new law does not come into effect until May. 新的法律要到5月才开始实施。

in effect 实际上

• They had in effect already known each other. 他们实际上早就认识了。

put into effect 实行，使生效

• I will put my plan into effect next week. 我将在下周开始实施我的计划。

take effect 生效

• The drug doesn't take effect at all. 这种药根本就没有效果。

to the effect that 大意是

• Pat left a message to the effect that she would be back soon. 帕特留下口信，大意是她很快就会回来。

with effect from 自…起开始实施

• We have decided to stop overworking with effect from next month. 我们已决定从下个月起不再加班。