factor
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈfæktə(r)/
/ˈfæktər/
Idioms - [countable] one of several things that cause or influence something
因素；要素 - Obesity is a major risk factor for heart disease.
肥胖是心脏病的主要危险因素。 - the key/crucial/deciding factor
关键的／至关重要的／决定性的因素 - Criminality is associated with a range of individual, family and environmental factors.
犯罪与一系列个人、家庭和环境因素有关。 - The result will depend on a number of different factors.
结果将取决于许多不同的因素。 - factor in something The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town's decline.
矿山的关闭是这个镇衰落的唯一重要的因素。 - We have identified a few key factors in the project's success.
我们已经确定了项目成功的几个关键因素。
Language Bank causecauseX causes YX 导致 Y - Childhood obesity can cause/lead to long-term health problems.
儿童肥胖可能导致长期的健康问题。
- Childhood obesity can cause/lead to long-term health problems.
- Changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years have caused/led to/resulted in a sharp increase in childhood obesity.
过去二十年生活方式及饮食的变化导致肥胖儿童数量急剧上升。
- Changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years have caused/led to/resulted in a sharp increase in childhood obesity.
- Several factors, including changes in diet and lifestyle, have contributed to the increase in childhood obesity.
包括饮食及生活方式变化在内的多个因素促使肥胖儿童数量增加。
- Several factors, including changes in diet and lifestyle, have contributed to the increase in childhood obesity.
- Research suggests that fast food and soft drinks directly contribute to childhood obesity.
研究表明快餐和软饮料会直接导致儿童肥胖。
- Research suggests that fast food and soft drinks directly contribute to childhood obesity.
- Genetics, lifestyle and diet are all important factors in cases of childhood obesity.
基因、生活方式和饮食都是造成儿童肥胖的重要因素。
- Genetics, lifestyle and diet are all important factors in cases of childhood obesity.
- Even small changes in lifestyle and diet can bring about significant weight loss.
甚至生活方式及饮食的细微变化都可能带来明显的体重下降。
- Even small changes in lifestyle and diet can bring about significant weight loss.
Topics Change, cause and effecta2- A variety of other factors will be taken into account.
其他各种各样的因素都将考虑到。 - External factors in the production of disease include pollution of the environment.
引起疾病的外部因素包括环境污染。 - Look for the common factor in all these cases.
寻找所有这些情况的共通点。 - Money proved to be the deciding factor.
金钱证明是决定性的因素。 - Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.
组织不善肯定是导致危机的因素之一。 - An unusually cold spring may have been a contributing factor.
异常寒冷的春天可能是一个促成因素。 - Researchers now believe nutrition may be a major factor behind some chronic diseases.
研究人员现在认为营养可能是一些慢性病背后的主要因素。 - His defending was a key factor in the team's win.
他的防守是球队获胜的关键因素。 - The ability to obtain raw materials is a signficant limiting factor on production.
获得原材料的能力是生产的一个重要限制因素。 - Genetic factors play a part in the condition.
遗传因素在这种情况下起了作用。 - Studies have established that smoking is a risk factor for cancer.
研究证实吸烟是导致癌症的危险因素。 - The appeal judges spoke of strong mitigating factors in the case.
上诉法官谈到了本案中一些明显可从轻处置的因素。 - The human factor is crucial to success in team management.
人的因素对团队的成功管理至关重要。 - There are several factors at play here.
这里有好几个因素在起作用。 - This is regarded as the crucial factor in deciding who should get priority.
这被当成是决定谁有优先权的关键因素。 - a key factor in the decision
作出这一决定的一个关键因素 - environmental factors which predispose children to middle-ear infections
易造成儿童感染中耳炎的环境因素 - one of the factors that influenced his decision
影响他作出决定的因素之一 - one of the most significant factors
最重要的因素之一 - the contextual factors which operate to hinder understanding
妨碍理解的上下文因素 - the main factors behind the dollar's weakness
造成美元疲软的主要因素
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- important
- main
- …
- consider
- take into account
- identify
- …
- be involved
- operate
- affect something
- …
- factor behind
- factor in
- a combination, number, variety, etc. of factors
- Obesity is a major risk factor for heart disease.
- [countable] (mathematics
数学 因子；因数 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 are the factors of 12.
1、2、3、4、6 和 12 是 12 的因子。
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 are the factors of 12.
- [countable] the amount by which something increases or decreases
（增或减的）数量，倍数 - The real wage of the average worker has increased by a factor of over ten in the last 70 years.
近 70 年来工人的实际工资平均增长超过了十倍。
- The real wage of the average worker has increased by a factor of over ten in the last 70 years.
- [countable] a particular level on a scale of measurement
系数 - a suntan lotion with a protection factor of 10
防护系数为 10 的防晒油 - The wind-chill factor will make it seem colder.
风寒系数大，会使人觉得比实际温度更冷一些。
- a suntan lotion with a protection factor of 10
- [uncountable] (medical
医学 凝血因子 - Haemophiliacs have no factor 8 in their blood.
血友病患者的血液中缺乏凝血因子 VIII。
- Haemophiliacs have no factor 8 in their blood.
词源late Middle English (meaning ‘doer’, also in the Scots sense ‘agent’): from French facteur or Latin factor, from fact- ‘done’, from the verb facere.
Idioms
the feel-good factor
- (British English) (used especially in the media) the feeling of confidence in the future that is shared by many people
（尤用于报章等）前景美好的氛围 - After the recession, people were waiting for the return of the feel-good factor before starting to spend money again.
经济衰退后，人们在开始再次花钱之前，一直在等待感觉良好因素的回归。
- After the recession, people were waiting for the return of the feel-good factor before starting to spend money again.