学个词Learn a Word 第1643-repercussion

　　今天我们要学的词是 repercussion¹。Repercussion 意思是反响，反应。11月12到18号是美国的防止困倦驾车周。在美国，40%以上的人都说，很少能睡个好觉。When they hit the road, sleep deprivation² can have serious repercussions³. 这些人开车上路，缺觉会带来严重的后果。Cyclist Lance Armstrong stepped down as chairman of his cancer charity, as the repercussions from his doping scandal continue to grow. 自行车手阿姆斯特朗辞去了他在自己创立的癌症基金会主席的职务，与此同时，阿姆斯特朗身陷禁药丑闻的负面影响继续发酵。好的，今天我们学习的词是 repercussion, repercussion, repercussion....

1 repercussion   

n.[常pl.](不良的)影响，反响，后果

参考例句：

• After being put out,service has received very good market repercussion.服务推出后收到了非常好的市场反响。
• The president's death had unexpected repercussion.总统的逝世引起出乎意料的反响。

2 deprivation   

n.匮乏；丧失；夺去，贫困

参考例句：

• Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.多实验都证实了睡眠被剥夺是危险的。
• Missing the holiday was a great deprivation.错过假日是极大的损失。

3 repercussions   

n.后果，反响( repercussion的名词复数 )；余波

参考例句：

• The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
• Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》