【effect音标】 英[ɪˈfekt] 美[ɪˈfekt]
【单词释义】 effect是什么意思：
n.[U]影响；效果；印象；[C]所有物
vt.使发生；引起；产生（效果）
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] effects [第三人称单数] effects
[单词现在分词] effecting
[单词过去式] effected
[单词过去分词] effected
【关联词/派生词】
effective adj.有效的；起作用的；实际的 n.[军]现役兵额，
effectiveness n.有效性；有效，有力
effectively adv. 有效地；实际上；事实上
ineffectual adj.无效的，不起作用的；徒劳无益的
ineffectually adv. 无益地；无效地
ineffective adj. 无效果的；不起作用的；不能胜任的
【effect形近词/近似词】
disinfect vt.给……杀菌，为……消毒；给（计算机）杀毒
affect vt.影响；打动；感动 n.感情，情感
infect vt.使受影响；感染；传染
perfect adj.完美的；正确的 v.使完善；使完美
disaffect vt.使不满意；使疏远；使成为敌人
defect n.瑕疵，毛病；缺点，缺陷 vi.叛逃；背叛，叛变
【常用短语】
in effect 实际上；事实上；生效
take effect 生效；起作用
【近义词解析】
◇ 影响
affect (v. 影响)：通常由物作主语，多产生消极作用。
effect (n.效应;影响;v.使发生;实现)：指对人 / 事产生的效应、影响、结果
impress (v. 给…留下深刻印象)：指给人留下很深的印象，从而受到影响和感动，比 affect 影响更深，时间更长。
influence (v./n. 影响)：通常指潜移默化地起作用。
【单词例句】
◇ This process in effect "pulls" water from the body into the small intestine to dilute the sugars these beverages contain. And technically, anything inside the intestine is outside your body.
这一过程会“抽出”人体的水分来稀释小肠中的饮料糖分。严格意义上来讲，小肠内部的任何物质都会排出体外。
---- Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn't water
◇ A study in 2012 by researchers from the University of Ottawa looked at the effect of drinking hot drinks on body temperature.
渥太华大学的科学家在2012年研究了喝热饮对于降低体温的效果。
---- Drinking hot tea in summer really does cool you down
◇ Scientists are also concerned about the effect of population growth on climate change. As the global population increases, so will humanity's footprint on the planet.
科学家们还担心人口增长对气候变化的影响。随着全球人口的增长，人类将影响地球上更广泛的区域。
---- World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100
◇ 'However, studies on the health effects of skipping breakfast are sparse.'
“然而，关于不吃早餐对健康有何影响的研究少之又少。”
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%
◇ Even a few ounces of chocolate could leave your dog with sickness, diarrhoea, dehydration, and high blood pressure, and the effect is potentially worse in small breeds.
即使只有几盎司的巧克力，也会让狗狗出现呕吐、腹泻、脱水和高血压症状，而小型犬的症状可能更糟糕。
---- Food that dogs cannot eat
◇ Now studies have revealed there are certain bedtime poses people should stop adopting due to the negative effects they have on their health.
如今有研究显示，有一些睡姿是应该避免的，因为它们对健康有害。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ The sad part is that, by the time you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated. So, to prevent dehydration and its negative effects, you should be drinking water throughout the day on a regular basis—even before you feel thirst.
悲剧的是，等你感觉到口渴的时候，你已经脱水了。所以，为了避免脱水和它带来的负面影响，我们应该在一天中定时补充水分，而且要在感觉到口渴之前就喝水。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ In women, menopause can speed up bone loss "due to the loss of the protective effects of estrogen on bones," Dr. Arashdeep Litt, an internal medicine physician with Spectrum Health, tells Yahoo Life. That, too, can cause you to get shorter.
健康机构Spectrum Health的内科医生艾拉什迪普·利特博士告诉雅虎生活频道，女性绝经会加速骨质流失，因为“雌性激素对骨骼的保护作用减弱了”，这也会令其变矮。
---- Why do you shrink when you get older
◇ Some are addicted to cigarettes, only several packets of which will hurt their lungs and make them breathless quickly. Others can't quit drinking alcohol, whose harmful effects include causing young pregnant women to abort or give birth to abnormal babies.
有的对香烟上瘾，只要几包就会对他们的肺造成损害，使他们很容易就气喘吁吁；有的没法戒除酒精带来的不良后果，包括造成年轻的怀孕女性流产或生下不正常的婴儿；