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end1 /end/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
1  last part 最後部分 [singular]PART the last part of a period of time, event, activity, or story 最後部分；末尾 OPP beginning, start
end of
Costs are expected to double by the end of 2012.
預計到2017年底成本將翻倍。
at the end
What would she find at the end of her journey?
她在旅程結束時會有些什麽發現？
Hooker’s death marked the end of an era.
胡克的逝世標志着一個時代的終結。
I played the tape from beginning to end.
我把磁帶從頭到尾播放了一遍。
2  finished 結束 [singular]FINISH/COME TO AN END a situation in which something is finished or no longer exists 結束；結局；完結
put/bring an end to something
It’s hoped the talks may bring an end to the violence.
希望會談可以結束暴力。
call for/demand an end to something
The EU is demanding an end to the ivory trade.
歐盟要求停止象牙貿易。
At last it seemed the war might be coming to an end.
終於戰爭似乎即將結束。
The spacecraft is nearing the end of its useful life.
該航天器的使用壽命快要終結。
be at an end
He rose to indicate that the conversation was at an end.
他站起身，示意談話結束。
Well, I hope that’s the end of the matter.
好啦，我希望事情就到此爲止。
Another year has passed, with no end in sight to the suffering.
又過了一年，痛苦還是看不到盡頭。
3  furthest part 最遠的部分 [countableC]END/POINT the part of a place or object that is furthest from its beginning or centre 盡頭；末端
end of
We sat at opposite ends of the table.
我們分别坐在桌子兩頭。
He wore spectacles perched on the very end of his nose.
他的眼鏡架在鼻尖上。
The end of the pencil snapped.
鉛筆的筆尖啪的一聲斷了。
Jo joined the end of the line.
喬排到了隊尾。
the far end (=furthest from you) of the room
房間的另一頭
The channel measures 20 feet from end to end.
這條管道全長爲20英尺。
stand/place something on end (=in an upright position) 把某物豎起來
He stood the box on end to open it.
他把箱子豎起來好打開。
lay/place something end to end (=in a line, with the ends touching) 首尾相接地放置某物
bricks laid end to end
首尾連接鋪成一行的磚頭
4  scale 範圍 [countableC usually singular] one of the two points that begin or end a scale 端點，限度
lower/cheaper etc end
the cheaper end of the price range
價格範圍内的最低點
At the opposite end of the political spectrum are the Marxist theories.
在政治領域與之截然相反的是馬克思主義理論。
Some teenagers are just a nuisance, but at the other end of the scale there are kids who pose a real threat.
有些少年只不過是討人嫌，而有些孩子則相反，他們根本就是個威脅。
5  connection 連接 [countableC usually singular] one of two places that are connected by a telephone call, journey etc 〔電話、旅程等的〕端點，終點
the end of the phone/line 喬排到了隊尾。
Sometimes, all you need is a calm voice on the end of the phone.
有時候你只需要電話另一端有一個平靜的聲音和你說說話。
We’ll get a bus connection at the other end.
我們到了那邊終點站會轉乘公共汽車的。
Any problems at your end (=where you are)?
你那邊有什麽問題嗎？
6  remaining piece 剩餘物 [countableC] especially British EnglishBrE a small piece of something that is left after you have finished with it 殘餘，殘片
cigarette ends
煙蒂
7  aim 目的 [usually plural]PURPOSE an aim or purpose, or the result you hope to achieve 目的，目標
political/military etc ends
40% of all research is undertaken for military ends.
正在進行的所有研究項目中，40%用於軍事目的。
She’ll do anything to achieve her own ends.
她爲了實現自己的目標，什麽都會去做。
Every task has a clear end in view.
每一項任務都要有明確的目標。
to that end formal
He wants to cut costs, and to that end is looking at ways of cutting the company’s operations.
他想降低成本，並在爲此設法削減公司的經營項目。
an end in itself (=something you do because you want to, not in order to get other advantages) 自發想做的事情，本身就是目的
IT is a tool for learning, not merely an end in itself.
信息技術本身不是目的，而是一種學習工具。
the end justifies the means (=used to say that doing bad things is acceptable if they achieve an important result) 只要能達到目的，可以不擇手段
8  part of an activity 活動的一部分 [singular] informalPART part of a job, activity, or situation that involves or affects one person or group of people 〔工作、活動、處境的〕部分，方面
She works in the sales end of things.
她做銷售方面的工作。
9. sport 體育 [countableC]DS one of the two halves of a sports field 半邊球場，半場
10  death 死亡 [countableC usually singular]MX a word meaning death – used to avoid saying this directly 生命的盡頭 〔死亡的委婉說法〕
He met his end (=died) in a car accident.
他在一次車禍中喪生。
11  at the end of the day spokenBASIC used to give your final opinion after considering all the possibilities 最終；到頭來；不管怎麽說
At the end of the day, it’s his decision.
不管怎麽說，這是他的決定。
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at the end of the day• At the end of the day, it's just too much money to spend.• At the end of the day, the best team won.• Because, at the end of the day, professional regulation is in the best interests of both auditors and the public.• You may be working for yourself but at the end of the day you still have to pay tax on what you earn.• The hours of work were reduced so that the hands were not exhausted at the end of the day.• And that is, at the end of the day, the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful business.• Prayers must be moved at the end of the day's business, an unpopular time.• It was not unusual for them to have a snack at the end of the day.• We regularly baked some at the end of the day and held a little milk and cookie ritual.• You realize that at the end of the day.• So when Summerchild steps out up Whitehall at the end of the day he is still hugging their secret madness to himself.
12  for days/weeks etc on end CONTINUOUSfor many days, weeks etc without stopping 連續數天/數周等
He was tortured for days on end.
他連續好幾天飽受煎熬。
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for days/weeks etc on end• Untouched, and for days on end, ignored, he was not a child and not a man.• Lately she stays in her house for days on end, goes out only to get food.• How you hate being shipped off to Long Island for weeks on end during the summer.• He would go off into the mountains for days on end.• Big dumps frequently bury lift-control shacks and loading ramps for days on end.• Sometimes he would not leave his room for days on end.• Chained in an upright stance for weeks on end, iron collars about their necks, with no hope of reprieve.• They'd be talking for days on end.
13  in the end EVENTUALLYafter a period of time, or after everything has been done 後來；終於
What did you decide in the end?
最終你作了什麽決定？
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in the end• In the end, we decided to go to Florida.• These appeared, in the end, to be the dinosaurs.• But in the end, this is character study with too many underdeveloped characters.• Pope intercepted in the end zone.• Your microhabitat may be without occupants for a long time, but usually some animals will reach it in the end.• It seems logical to suppose that wilder and wilder swings must in the end get out of control.• That was why I had to break off our relationship in the end.• The next Super Bowl found more trouble in the end zone.
14  end of (story) spoken informal used to mean that you will not say any more about something, or that the situation cannot be changed 情況就是這樣；就這麽辦〔用於表示不想再說某事，或情況無法改變〕
I’m not going – end of story.
我不去，就這樣。
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end of (story)• The fish will get their wheatgerm this autumn, end of story.• Another good restaurant bites the dust -- end of story, right?• I'm not going to lend you any more money, end of story.• Mark a ballot, lick a stamp: end of story.
15  the end of your tether/rope the point at which you are so angry and tired of a situation that you can no longer deal with it 忍無可忍；無能爲力
Frustrated and bitter, Hogan had reached the end of his tether with politics.
霍根遭受了挫折和痛苦，在政治上已經走到了窮途末路。
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the end of your tether/rope• The court heard they were both at the end of their tether.• However, at other times I feel at the end of my tether.• By then Diana was truly at the end of her tether.• Five hours later Mr Humble was at the end of his tether.• By the time Katherine and Gary came to see me, they were at the end of their rope.• With all that had happened with Anthony, he was near the end of his tether.• Rich, meanwhile, has come to the end of his rope on these negotiations.• Of course, when Carl walked to the end of his rope, he fell like a load of bricks.
16  the end of the road/line FINISH/COME TO AN ENDthe end of a process, activity, or state ...的盡頭；活動[狀態]的結束
Our marriage had reached the end of the line.
我們的婚姻走到了盡頭。
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the end of the road/line• At the end of the line, the local authority careers service is called in to rescue what remains of this shambles.• At the end of the road, a four-foot-tall rock cairn stands between us and the beach.• This is the end of the road for Pharaoh and his people.• The sale marks the end of the line for the 61-year-old chain, which has had a rocky recent history.• Had the mighty champions really reached the end of the road?• Disappointed, I dragged myself to the end of the line.• Hop on over to the end of the road and give her a tinkle.• For river people all along the Missouri and Mississippi valleys, Fort Benton was the end of the line.• Monday's loss was the end of the line for Martin, who finished third in the tournament.
17  make ends meet SURVIVEto have only just enough money to buy the things you need 使收支僅能相抵
When Mike lost his job, we could barely make ends meet.
邁克失業以後，我們幾乎難以維持生計。
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make ends meet• They had no machinery for making ends meet.• She is unemployed and depends upon benefits to make ends meet.• With the car repairs, I just don't see how we're going to make ends meet this month.• As a small company of 15 boys we find it hard to make ends meet.• Old people on pensions are finding it hard to make ends meet.• The most deprived sections of the population are finding it hard to make ends meet.• Though near the top of her earning potential, she said she is forced to work extra jobs to make ends meet.• My mother had to work 12 hours a day in a factory just to make ends meet.• What she saw around her in the neighborhood where we both grew up was divorce and the struggle to make ends meet.• Non-college women with children struggling to make ends meet have a different agenda from that of single college-educated women with hot careers.• To make ends meet, she works for a travel company and makes dumplings for a cafeteria.
18. it’s not the end of the world spokenSERIOUS SITUATION used to tell someone that a problem is not as bad as they think 還未到世界末日〔用於告訴某人事情並不那麽可怕〕
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it’s not the end of the world• You won't always get it right, but it's not the end of the world if you don't.• It's very upsetting, but it's not the end of the world.• If you don't get the job, it's not the end of the world.• All I've done is offend one or two of the wrong people, it's not the end of the world.
19. hold/keep your end up British EnglishBrE informalBRAVE to stay brave and hopeful in a difficult situation 〔在困境中〕堅持，不洩氣
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hold/keep your end up• It is difficult to get skips in this age group capable of keeping their end up at this level of competition.• Richter kept his end up by arranging a press visit to Huemul Island on 21 June, 1951.• It helped them keep their end up in battle, too, claim historians.
20  no end spoken informalLOT/VERY MUCH very much 非常
Your letter cheered me up no end.
你的來信讓我非常高興。
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no end• Many own luxury homes with swimming pools and no end of household gadgets.• Strictly speaking, of course, there are no ends in animal life for a Darwinian.• Now the room was quite dark, it looked vast, like a black cave that had no end.• But production has slumped by 45 percent because of the plunge in demand - and there's no end in sight.• If it continued, they could see no end to the war.• Was there no end to the trouble the child could cause?• Working the land was hard, and there was no end to it, despite a deceptive freedom.• In the end, there was no end to the strife, though neither Hooke nor Huygens produced a true marine timekeeper.
21  no end of trouble/problems etc spoken informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a lot of trouble etc 許多麻煩/問題等
This will cause no end of trouble.
這會引起無窮無盡的麻煩。
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no end of trouble/problems etc• They'd caused no end of problems for the nomes.• Neighbours say a new flats development in Sun Street, Darlington, has created no end of problems.• My doctor's a nice young man, takes no end of trouble.
22  the living end American EnglishAmE spokenAPPROVEDISAPPROVE used as an expression of slight disapproval – often used humorously 混蛋〔常爲幽默用法〕
What will she do next? She’s the living end!
她下一步要幹什麽？ 她這混蛋！
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the living end• To be in the ranks of the Foodie Fascists is, quite frankly, the living end.
23  go to the ends of the earth literary to do everything possible to achieve something 竭盡所能
I’d go to the ends of the earth to be with him.
哪怕走到天涯海角，我也要和他在一起。
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go to the ends of the earth• Brad would go to the ends of the earth to make his wife happy.
24. to the end of time literary forever 永遠
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to the end of time• He could be followed to the end of time, and still nothing would happen.
→ dead end, odds and ends, → be-all and end all at be2(15), → to the bitter end at bitter1(6), → burn the candle at both ends at burn1(19), → jump/be thrown in at the deep end at deep1(17), → go off at the deep end at deep1(18), → be at a loose end at loose1(14), → make somebody’s hair stand on end at hair(8), → be on/at the receiving end (of something) at receive(5), → be on the sharp end of at sharp1(19), → come to a sticky end at sticky(6), → the tail end of something at tail1(6), → at your wits’ end at wit(7), → get the wrong end of the stick at wrong1(16)
n GRAMMAR: Prepositions with end
You use at the end when talking about the last part of a story, book, film, game etc:
At the end, the hero dies.
There is a summary at the end of the chapter.
You often use at the end of when talking about the last part of a period of time:
Marco Polo travelled through Asia at the end of the 13th century.
✗Don’t say: in the end of the 13th century
In the end means the same as ‘eventually’. You use it when saying that something happens or after a long period of time or a lot of other things have happened:
In the end, she got her money back.
I’m sure we’ll win in the end.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the last part of a period of time, event, activity, or story
phrases
the end of the day/week/month etc
Karen’s returning to the States at the end of the month.
the end of March/July/December etc
My licence runs out at the end of May.
the end of the war
The two men met once again before the end of the war.
be/mark the end of an era (=be the end of a period of time in history that is known for a particular event, or for particular qualities)
The principal’s death marked the end of an era at the college.
from beginning to end
Michael Jordon led the race from beginning to end.
 THESAURUS – Meaning 3: the part of a place or object that is furthest from its beginning or centre 盡頭；末端
end the part of a place or object that is furthest from the centre or the beginning 盡頭；末端
nthe end of the table
nthe end of the street
ntip the end of something, especially something pointed
the tip of your nose
an arrow tip
npoint the sharp end of something
The point of the pencil broke.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a situation in which something is finished or no longer exists
verbs
come to an end (=end)
Arsenal’s ten-match unbeaten run came to an end with a 3–2 defeat at United.
draw to an end (=to reach the end)
My holiday was drawing to an end.
get to/reach the end of something
The 40 year-old power station has now reached the end of its operating life.
put an end to something (=make something end)
A shoulder injury put an end to his baseball career.
bring an end to something/bring something to an end (=make something end)
They began peace talks aimed at bringing an end to the civil war.
call for/demand an end to something (=publicly ask for something to happen or be done)
The union is calling for an end to discrimination.
adjectives
a sudden/abrupt end (=sudden and unexpected)
After the news leaked out, his political career came to a sudden end.
an early end
Hopes of an early end to the conflict are fading.
a fitting end to something (=right for a particular situation or occasion)
The fireworks display was a fitting end to the celebrations.
phrases
the end of the matter
If you think that’s the end of the matter, you’re mistaken.
the end is in sight (=near)
After a three year wait, the end is finally in sight.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: the part of a place or object that is furthest from its beginning or centre
adjectives
the opposite/other end (of something)
Jon and his girlfriend were sitting at the opposite end of the bar.
the far end (of something) (=furthest from you)
He walked to the far end of the room and sat at his desk.
deep/shallow end (=used about the ends of a swimming pool where the water is deepest or least deep)
The kids were splashing about in the shallow end.
phrases
lay/place something end to end (=in a line, with the ends touching)
The roof tiles are laid end to end.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 8: part of a job, activity, or situation that involves or affects one person or group of people
adjectives
political/military financial etc ends
The government exploited the situation for political ends.
verbs
achieve your own ends (=to get what you want, used to show disapproval)
Some people would do almost anything to achieve their own ends.
phrases
to that end (=with that aim or purpose)
Our first priority is safety, and the airline is working to that end.
an end in itself (=the thing that you want to achieve)
The programme is not an end in itself, but rather the first step the prisoner takes towards a new life.
the end justifies the means (=used to say that something bad is acceptable, if it achieves a good result)
Their defence, that the end justifies the means, is not acceptable.
a means to an end (=a way of achieving what you want)
To Joe, work was a means to an end, nothing more.
with this end in view (=with this thing in mind as an aim)
We need to reduce costs, so with this end in view, the company is switching supplier.
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end• Community activists are calling for an end to selling cigarettes to children.• There are scoreboards at both ends of the stadium.• I don't like to swim in the deep end of the pool.• The demonstrators' ends do not justify their means.• A boy was carrying a stick across his shoulders with a pail of water at each end.• We sat in silence at either end of a long wooden table.• Prices range from $ 36 at the Sierra Club Lodge to $ 300-plus at the luxury end.• Their house is located on the north end of the lake.• You need a long pole with a hook at one end.• Mrs Deacon sat at one end of the long table and I sat at the other.• Racial tensions in Fiji were exaggerated for political ends by leaders of the opposition.• She works in the sales end of the company.• I liked the story, except when the hero dies at the end.• James was with his father at the end.• Rob's moving to Maine at the end of September.• We had five different shapes on the board by the end of the lesson.• By the end of the half, Oregon has opened a ten-point lead.• She chewed the end of her pencil thoughtfully.• He cut a thick slice from the end of the loaf.• I don't know what it will be, but I shall find a way to help her in the end.• We had a huge row, which marked the end of our friendship.• Near the end of his life Ramsey was asked which of his books he was most glad to have written.• Kauffman suggests that the end of the Cold War prompted Buchanan to re-examine his political values.• The doctor closes the folder when be gets to the end, and puts Ins glasses back in his pocket.• We were told to go to the end of the line.• Go to the end of the street and turn left.• Martha lovingly supported him to the end, friend and housekeeper for 25 years.• Let's hope they keep their end of the bargain.
at the end• At the end of the first half, the score was 2-0.• You may remember that Ted was a little abrupt at the end of the meeting.• But there will be no arms destruction at the end of that time.• As an epilogue at the end of the film explains, Letterman was No. 1 in late night for 90 weeks.• The Clinton administration was more than ready for Washington's stage-managed millennial feelgood fest at the end of impeachment year.• He managed to catch a brief glimpse of him talking to a man at the end of the platform.• If you have any questions, can you ask them at the end, please.• The pot of gold was at the end of every two-bit dive with a stage, and they played them all.• My wife left me without a word at the end of March, leaving only a Dear John letter on the table.
put/bring an end to something• I can put an end to myself in it.• He put an end to idol worship in his diocese.• The coming of the railways and their ally, the telegraph system, put an end to this situation.• So that put an end to that ... no more dances down at Cotherstone for me.• She was chosen to put an end to violence in Oakland.• We believe it will take more than just gentle persuasion to bring an end to over-specification and waste.
opposite ends• Usually these styles are presented as opposite ends of a continuum.• One way to look at Cleveland is to say it is at opposite ends of the political spectrum with San Francisco.• For a long time now your granda and me have been living at opposite ends of this flat.• Run it into two uplifts at opposite ends of the tank, and pack it with filter floss and carbon.• Place both bags on a table with the straws extending from opposite ends.• Lonnie and Alfred occupied opposite ends of the spectrum.• A history held in the mind rather than in the genes splits them to the opposite ends of the earth.• Those who are holding the strings then go to opposite ends of the room and hold the strings taut.
lower/cheaper etc end• The street was one of those which led into the souk and its lower end was completely blocked by stalls.• Especially at its lower end of the pay scale, the job world does not reward people adequately.• Only the flagship 50 configurations use the 7100; the lower end boxes in each class using previous incarnations of the chip.• There were a few clubs at the lower end of the street, but it was mostly owned by monolithic movie companies.• Traditionally, students like these struggle at the lower end of the education ladder.• At the lower end of the market much has also happened.• On the lower end of the job market, the most popular employer, certainly for girls, was Lyons.• What we hear as squeaking is only the lower end of a sonic signal mostly beyond the range of our human ears.
the end of the phone/line• She places the end of her paper cylinder at the end of the line of powder.• Cast Your Line Before you take your place at the end of the line, here's a little tip.• The truth was somewhere at the end of the line and the first facts were a kind of starting point.• The sale marks the end of the line for the 61-year-old chain, which has had a rocky recent history.• Both boys kept their eyes on the end of the line.• When the tone stopped you had reached the end of the line - and that indicated the ferret's position.• Disappointed, I dragged myself to the end of the line.• For river people all along the Missouri and Mississippi valleys, Fort Benton was the end of the line.
political/military etc ends• For this Act deliberately sought to use the courts and the judges to achieve political ends.• Often, in fact, Gandhi was more interested in improving the human means than in attaining political ends.• The Blairs insist the new arrival will not be exploited for political ends.• Before his release he was made to sign a written undertaking that he would not use religious groups for political ends.• What dubious manipulation of the system would they use for their own political ends?• Another confirmation of the transformation of the press was its proneness for take-over for financial rather than political ends.• The prevalence of conflict in Gascony during this period reflects the vulnerability of minors to the political ends of their elders.• Purely private defamation has little to do with the political ends of a self-governing society.
met ... end• Balbinder had to be seen on to it, and met at the end of the day.• The last band met its end in 1906, in the Chiricahuas.• In that position Buddha met his end.• Affectionately, the documentary gives due to what gay visibility there was, even if gay characters met tragic ends.• A very nice young woman arrived in a taxi, which Geoffrey met at the end of the school drive.• No officer convicted of plotting against him met his end at the hands of the firing squad.• Find out why men and women became pirates, where they operated and how they met their end.• They met towards the end of January, and he kept the news from Theo until April.
end2 ●●● S1 W1 verb
1 
a) [intransitiveI]STOP HAPPENING if an event, activity, or story ends, it stops happening 結束，停止 OPP start, begin
World War II ended in 1945.
第二次世界大戰於1945年結束。
end with
The festival will end with a spectacular laser show.
節慶活動將以壯觀的激光表演結束。
b) [transitiveT]STOP HAPPENING to make something stop happening 使結束，使停止 OPP start, begin
The talks are aimed at ending the conflict.
談判旨在結束沖突。
2  [intransitiveI] to finish what you are doing 結束(所做的事) OPP start, begin
I think we'll end there for today.
我看我們今天就到這兒吧。
end by doing something
I’d like to end by inviting questions from the audience.
我最後想請觀衆提問。
3  [intransitiveI] if a road, path, line etc ends, it reaches its final point 〔道路、線條等〕結束，到頭 OPP start, begin
This is where the line ends.
這條線就到此爲止。
4  [transitiveT] to reach the final point in a period of time in a particular condition 〔以某種狀態〕到〔一段時間〕的終點 OPP start, begin
They ended the game with a score of 63-42.
他們以63比42結束了比賽。
The company ended the year with record profits.
到年底時公司獲得了創紀錄的收益。
5  end your days to spend the last part of your life in a particular place or doing a particular thing 〔在某處或做某事〕度過餘生
He ended his days in prison.
他在監獄裏度過了餘生。
6. end your life/end it all KILLto kill yourself 自殺
7  the ... to end all ... used to describe something that is the best, most important, or most exciting of its kind 最佳的…；最重要的…；最激動人心的…
the movie with the car chase to end all car chases
有極其刺激的汽車追逐場面的影片
Examples from the Corpus
the ... to end all ...• It was the cathedral to end all cathedrals.• The funeral to end all funerals.• The pageant to end all pageants.• He had surely taken part in the war to end all wars.• The big one's coming, the war to end all wars.• The plot concerns a strategy conceived and agreed by the women of the world to end all wars.
8  the year/week etc ending something used to refer to the year etc that ends on a particular date 到某一天爲止的那一年/那一周等
the financial results for the year ending 31 Dec 2008
截至2008年12月31日的年度財務報告
Examples from the Corpus
the year/week etc ending something• An interim dividend of 6p per ordinary share was paid on 1 April 1993 in respect of the year ending 31 December 1993.• Copies of the most recent report for the year ending 31 March are in the Library.• Group pre-tax profits for the year ending February 28 fell 12.5% to £1.2m.• The bad-debt provisions are expected to knock £25m off profits for the year ending February.• The company said it expects revenue of about $ 34. 5 million for the year ending June 30,1996.• During the week ending last Tuesday 109 people in every 100,000 of the population had flu, and 154 had flu-like illnesses.• Figures released today reported that in the year ending March 31 profits before tax were £10.3m compared with £7.7m in 1992.• The company is aiming to break even at the pretax level in the year ending March 31.
9 end in something phrasal verbphr v 
a) EVENTUALLYto finish in a particular way 以…結束[告終]
One in three marriages ends in divorce.
三分之一的婚姻以離婚告終。
b) it’ll (all) end in tears British EnglishBrE spoken used to say that something will have a bad result or not be successful 結局悲慘[糟糕]
10 end up phrasal verbphr v EVENTUALLYto be in a particular situation, state, or place after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it 〔尤指經歷一系列意外後〕最終處於，到頭來
He came round for a coffee and we ended up having a meal together.
他是來喝咖啡的，到後來我們卻一起吃了頓飯。
I wondered where the pictures would end up after the auction.
我想知道那些畫拍賣後的最終去處。
end up doing something
Most slimmers end up putting weight back on.
大多數減肥的人最後又發胖了。
with
Anyone who swims in the river could end up with a nasty stomach upset.
在河裏遊泳的人可能會出現嚴重的腸胃不適。
as
He could end up as president.
他沒準兒哪天會當上總統。
like
I don’t want to end up like my parents.
我可不想到最後和我父母一樣。
Examples from the Corpus
end up• I thought we were going straight home, but we all ended up at Tom's place.• We ended up having to postpone our vacation.• I fell asleep on the bus and ended up in Denver.• Forbes ended up in prison for not paying his taxes.• The sweater that my mum knitted ended up twice the size it should have been.
end up doing something• Whenever we go out to dinner with them, I always end up paying the bill.
n Grammar
End belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.
You can say:
We will end the session with questions.
In this sentence, ‘the session’ is the object of end.
You can say:
The session will end with questions.
In this sentence, ‘the session’ is the subject of end.
 THESAURUS
end if a event, activity, or story ends, it stops happening 〔事件、活動或故事〕結束，停止
How does the story end?
故事的結局是怎樣的？
The school year ends in June.
學年於6月結束。
finish to end – use this about an organized event such as a meeting, party, or lesson, especially when saying what time it ends 〔會議、聚會或課程等有組織的活動在某時間〕結束
The meeting will finish at 5.30.
會議將於5點半結束。
What time does your Spanish class finish?
你的西班牙語課幾點結束？
be over if an event, activity, or period of time is over, it has ended 〔事情、活動或一段時間〕完結，結束
I can’t wait for our exams to be over.
我迫不及待地希望考試快點結束。
The long summer vacation was almost over.
漫長的暑假就快結束了。
come to an end to finally end – used about a period of time, a situation, or an activity that has continued for a long time 〔持續很久的一段時間、某狀況或活動〕結束，終止
The war finally came to an end six years later.
六年後戰爭終於結束。
draw to an end/to a close written to end gradually over a period of time – used in written descriptions 即將結束
These problems still remained as the twentieth century drew to an end.
本世紀漸近尾聲，這個問題依然存在。
time is up if time is up, you are not allowed any more time to do something 時間到了
I wasn’t able to finish the test before the time was up.
我還沒來得及做完測驗題目，時間就到了。
time runs out if time runs out, there is no more time available to do something, especially something important 時間耗盡了〔尤指沒時間做重要事情〕
The desperate search for survivors continues, but time is running out.
不惜一切搜尋幸存者的工作仍在繼續，但是時間所剩無幾。
expire formal if a ticket, bank card, legal document etc expires, the period of time during which you can use it has ended 〔票、銀行卡、法律文件等〕失效，到期
I’m afraid we can’t accept this credit card – it expired last week.
恐怕我們不能接受這張信用卡——它上星期到期了。
be at an end if something is at an end, it has ended 完結，結束
We both knew that our marriage was at an end.
我倆都知道我們的婚姻走到了盡頭。
The long wait was at an end.
漫長的等待結束了。
Examples from the Corpus
end• How does the story end?• The affair ended after it was made public by the newspapers.• Winter was finally ending, and the first flowers of spring had begun to appear.• A knee injury ended Brotherton's basketball season.• The evening ended cordially with handshakes all round.• Their marriage finally ended in divorce three years later.• The school year ends in June.• A high proportion of trials which begin will end in settlement rather than judgment.• Our relationship just isn't working. I've decided to end it.• The conference ends on Saturday.• As the drought intensified, Mulholland begged the city fathers to end their abject deification of growth.• Janet's party didn't end until 4 o'clock in the morning.• But the problem with this approach is that it ends up becoming an end in itself.• Nevertheless Murphy should end up comfortably a millionaire once the earn-out is complete next year.• Sadly, these dedicated servants end up standing in the blazing sun, a routine broken only by the occasional soaking rainstorm.• How did these two offenders end up together?• Chasing and racing is fun for a time but you end up yearning for something different.
From Longman Business Dictionary
endend /end/ noun
1STATISTICSMARKETING top/bottom end a figure that is at the top or bottom end of a range is high or low in the range of possible figures that were expected
The results were at the top end of previous market forecasts.
2MARKETING top/expensive/bottom/cheap end a product that is at the top or bottom end of a range is the most expensive or cheapest in the range
It won’t be easy competing at the top end of the market.
Bombay dealers are the main suppliers of the cheap end of the US diamond jewelry market.
→ see also front end, high end
Origin end1
Old English ende
IELTS BNC: 187 COCA: 278
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 1furthest part of sth末端ADJECTIVE | VERB + END | END + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤bottom, lower底端；較低一端▸➤top, upper頂端；上端▸➤back, hind, rear, tail (figurative) 後端；後部；尾端◇I just caught the tail end of the movie.我只看到了電影的結尾。➤front前端▸➤extreme, far, very最遠端；遠端；最盡頭◇That's his wife sitting at the far end of the table.坐在桌子遠端的是他的妻子。➤opposite, other另一端▸➤round, square圓頭；方頭▸➤pointed, sharp尖頭▸➤cheap, low低檔；低端◇housebuyers at the cheap end of the market低端市場的購房者➤expensive, high高檔；高端▸➤deep, shallow (of a swimming pool遊泳池) 深水區；淺水區◇The company believes in throwing new employees in at the deep end with no training. (figurative) 該公司認為應該不經培訓就讓新員工從困難的部份做起。➤free, loose未固定的／鬆開的一端◇Take the free end of the rope and pass it through the hole.拿着繩子沒打結的一端穿過這個洞。◇The author tied up all the loose ends of the story in the final chapter. (figurative) 作者在最後一章對故事中所有未了結之處作了交待。➤west, western, etc.西端等◇the southern end of the lake湖的南端VERB + END➤come to, get to, reach到達盡頭◇Continue until you reach the end of the street.一直走到街的盡頭。➤block阻塞一端➤grab, grasp, take hold of抓住一端；握住一端➤join, tie連接端點；繫上端部◇Tie both ends of the string together.把繩子的兩端繫在一起。➤attach, connect連接端點➤cut, trim切去／剪去端部END + NOUN➤part, piece, portion, section尾部；末端➤table茶幾➤panel, wall側板；端壁➤zone (in American football美式橄欖球) 球門區PREPOSITION➤at the end在盡頭◇Turn into Hope Street and our house is right at the end.拐進希望大街，我們的房子就在盡頭。➤on end豎着◇Stand it on end (= upright).把它豎起來。PHRASES➤at one end在一端◇The rope was unfastened at one end.這個繩子有一端沒有繫上。➤change ends交換場地◇The teams changed ends at half time.兩隊在中場時交換了場地。➤close to the end, near the end接近終點；在終點附近▸➤end over end (NAmE) 上下顛倒◇The car was lifted up by the winds and tumbled end over end along the ground.汽車被風掀起，貼着地面翻滾。➤end of the spectrum範圍的端點◇The two parties represent opposite ends of the political spectrum.這兩個政黨代表了政治上的兩端。➤end to end首尾相連◇They arranged the tables end to end.他們將桌子連着排成一行。➤from end to end從一端到另一端◇The beach was filled from end to end with tanned bodies.整個海灘上到處都是曬得黑黝黝的身體。◇The famous Las Vegas Strip is about three miles from end to end.著名的拉斯維加斯大道全長約 3 英裏。➤right at the end就在盡頭◇The bank is right at the end of the street.銀行就位於這條街的盡頭。➤split ends髮梢分叉◇You should have your hair trimmed every few weeks to get rid of split ends.你應該隔幾週就修剪一下頭髮，剪掉分叉的髮梢。
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 2last part of sth最後部份ADJECTIVE | VERB + END | END + VERB | END + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤abrupt, sudden突然結束▸➤early, premature, untimely提前／過早的／不合時機的結束◇The injury brought her career to an early end.受傷使她的職業生涯提早結束。➤dramatic, tragic戲劇性的／悲劇性的結尾➤inevitable必然的結局▸➤fitting適當的結束◇The award was a fitting end to a distinguished career.這個獎項為一個傑出的職業生涯畫上了完美的句號。VERB + END➤come to, get to, reach結束；終了◇The meeting finally came to an end at six.會議終於在 6 點結束了。◇I'll never get to the end of this book!我永遠也看不完這本書了！➤approach, draw to, near接近尾聲；即將結束◇As the evening was drawing to an end, the firework display took place.晚會接近尾聲，煙花表演開始了。➤bring (sth to), put使 ( ⋯ ) 結束◇Talks were in progress to bring an end to the fighting.停戰談判正在進行中。➤call for, demand呼籲／要求結束◇call for an end to the violence呼籲停止暴力➤announce, declare宣佈結束➤celebrate慶祝結束➤mark, mean, signal, signify, spell標誌着結束；意味着結束；預示着結束➤catch, see, watch趕上／看到／觀看結尾◇I only caught the end of the game.我只看到了比賽的結尾。END + VERB➤be in sight結束在望◇There's no end in sight to the present crisis.看不到目前危機消弭的跡象。END + NOUN➤user最終用戶➤point終點▸➤product, result最後產物；最終結果◇The movie's backers were delighted with the end product.影片投資者對最終的成片很滿意。➤credits (= of a film/movie, etc.) 片尾字幕PREPOSITION➤at an end完結◇The proceedings are expected to be at an end by 6 p.m.會議預計下午 6 點結束。➤at the end終了時◇They get married at the end of the movie.電影結尾處他們結婚了。➤by the end到末尾◇He wants the reports by the end of the month.他要在月底見到報告。➤in the end最終◇In the end, they decided to spend Christmas at home.最終他們決定在家裏過聖誕節。➤to the end到最後◇He won't win, but he'll keep fighting to the end.他不會贏，但會戰鬥到底。➤towards/toward the end接近結束◇I was getting bored towards / toward the end of the talk.演講快結束的時候我變得厭倦起來。➤till the end, until the end直到末尾◇I'm staying until the end of this week.我將待到週末。➤up to the end一直到末尾◇It stayed hot right up to the end of September.炎熱的天氣一直持續到 9 月底。➤end to⋯的終結◇What the business community wants is an end to the recession.商界希望的就是經濟衰退結束。PHRASES➤at the very end, right at the end就在最後；恰到結束處◇You don't know who the murderer is until right at the end of the book.直到讀到這本書的結尾，你才會知道兇手是誰。➤from beginning to end自始至終◇His story was one big lie from beginning to end.他的敍述是徹頭徹尾的謊言。➤the beginning of the end預示最後結果的先兆◇It wasn't the end of their marriage, but it was the beginning of the end.這並不是他們婚姻的結束，但卻是結束的先兆。➤the end of an era一個時代的結束◇Her death marks the end of an era.她的逝世標誌着一個時代的結束。➤the end of the line, the end of the road (both figurative) 生命的盡頭◇The loss of this contract could signal the end of the line for the shipyard.失去這份合同可能意味着這個造船廠的倒閉。➤to the bitter end, until the bitter end堅持到底◇We will fight this case to the bitter end.我們會把這場官司打到底。
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 3aim/purpose目標；目的ADJECTIVE | VERB + END | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤noble, worthwhile, worthy高尚的／值得花精力的／有價值的目標➤desirable, desired可取的／期望的目標➤ultimate最終目的▸➤destructive毀滅性目的▸➤practical, pragmatic實際目的；實用目的▸➤common共同目的◇Despite our differences, we were working to a common end.儘管有分歧，可我們致力於一個共同的目標。➤selfish自私的目的▸➤commercial, economic, ideological, political, social, utilitarian商業／經濟／意識形態的／政治／社會／功利主義的目標VERB + END➤accomplish, achieve, attain實現目標；達到目的◇She was prepared to lie in order to achieve her ends.為了達到目的她不惜撒謊。➤further, pursue, work to推進／追求／努力實現目標➤serve為目標服務➤become成為目標PREPOSITION➤to... ends為⋯目的◇The money might have been used to more worthy ends.這筆錢本可用於更有價值的方面。➤to this end為這一目的◇She wished to have a house built, and to this end she hired a local architect.她希望建所房子，因此請了一個本地的建築師。PHRASES➤an end in itself本身即是目的◇For her, shopping had become an end in itself.對她來說，購物本身就是目的。➤a means to an end達到目的的途徑◇I don't enjoy studying computing－it's just a means to an end.我不喜歡學計算機 － 只是把它作為一個途徑罷了。➤the end justifies the means目的正當就可不擇手段◇He defended a morality in which the end justifies the means.他為不擇手段達到正當目的的道德觀進行辯護。➤for your own ends, to your own ends為了自己的目的◇She is exploiting the current situation for her own ends.她正利用目前局勢來實現自己的目的。➤with this end in view (= in order to achieve this) 為達到這個目的
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 4death死亡ADJECTIVE | VERB + END | END + VERB ADJECTIVE➤sad, tragic慘死▸➤bad, horrible, sticky (informal, especially BrE) , violent不好的／可怕的／棘手的／以暴力結束的下場◇to come to a sticky (= unpleasant, but deserved) end活該落得這樣的下場◇He was bound to meet a violent end one day.他終有一天會死於非命。➤untimely早逝VERB + END➤come to, meet (literary) 喪命；身亡◇He met his end at the Battle of Little Big Horn.他在小大角河戰役中身亡。END + VERB➤come死亡來臨◇The end came when he collapsed after playing golf.他打完高爾夫球後暈倒死去。
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤abruptly, suddenly突然結束◇The meeting ended abruptly when the chairman was called away.會議因主席被叫走而突然中止。➤prematurely提前結束▸➤at last, eventually, finally最終結束◇At last the war ended.戰爭總算結束了。➤all but, effectively, virtually幾乎／事實上／實際結束◇A back injury effectively ended her career.背部的傷實際上結束了她的職業生涯。➤inconclusively無果而終◇The peace talks have ended inconclusively.和平談判不了了之。➤never永不終結◇We thought they'd never end.我們覺得它們永遠不會結束。➤happily, peacefully, well幸福地終結；和平地結束；結局良好▸➤badly, disappointingly, unhappily糟糕地／令人失望地／不愉快地結束▸➤disastrously, tragically災難性地結束；悲慘地結束➤quickly快速結束PREPOSITION➤in以⋯告終◇The attempt finally ended in failure.這次嘗試最終以失敗告終。➤with以⋯結束◇The show ended with a song.演出在歌聲中結束。PHRASES➤end in disaster以災難收場◇The military action could end in disaster.這場軍事行動可能會以悲劇告終。➤end in tears (figurative) 不快而終◇After all that excitement the day was bound to end in tears (= unhappily).在所有的興奮過後，這一天注定要以不快而結束。➤end on a... note以 ... 的基調結束◇His speech ended on a positive note.他用肯定的語氣結束了演講。
IELTS BNC: 187 COCA: 278
end noun
⇨ end (the end of the week) ⇨ aspect (the marketing end of the business) ⇨ edge (the end of the road/table) ⇨ target (for your own ends) ⇨ on end ⇨ upright adj. end

noun

end ♦︎ close ♦︎ conclusion ♦︎ finish ♦︎ ending ♦︎ termination ♦︎ finale ♦︎ cessationThese are all words for the final part of a period of time, an event, activity or story. 這些詞均表示時間、事件、活動或故事的終結、結尾。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a / an (...) end / finish / ending / finale to sth◆at the end / close / conclusion / finish / finale◆an abrupt end / conclusion / finish / ending / termination◆a dramatic end / conclusion / finish / ending / finale◆a fitting end / conclusion / finale◆to have a / an (...) end / conclusion / ending / finale◆to provide a / an (...) conclusion / finish / ending / finale◆to bring sth to an end / a close / a conclusion◆to come / draw to an end / a close◆to reach the end / finale■ end [countable] the final part of a period of time, an event, activity or story; a situation in which sth does not exist any more （時間、事件、活動或故事的）終止，結尾；結束◆I hope to finish this by the end of the week.我希望周末前能完成這項工作。◆They finally get named at the end of the book.他們終於在書的結尾部分被提到姓名。◆There'll be a chance to ask questions at the end.最後將有提問的機會。◆We had to hear about the whole journey from beginning to end.我們只好從頭到尾把整個旅行情況聽完。◆It's the end of an era.這是一個時代的終結。◆It was the end of all his dreams.他所有的夢想都破滅了。◆The war was finally at an end.戰爭終於結束了。◆Let's put an end to (= stop) these rumours once and for all.讓我們對這些流言飛語作一了結吧。OPP beginning ⇨ start noun ■ close kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz [singular] (formal, especially business 尤用於商業) the final part of a period of time, an event or activity （時間、事件或活動的）終止，結尾◆Can we bring this meeting to a close?我們可以結束這次會議了嗎？◆By the close of London trading, Wall Street was up 9.78 points.倫敦交易結束時，華爾街股市上揚了9.78個點。ⓘ Close is most often used in business contexts or in sport, especially cricket or baseball. * close最常用於商務或體育語境，尤用於曲棍球或棒球運動◆At the close of play, the scores were almost level.比賽結束時，比分幾乎持平。 ■ conclusion kənˈkluːʒn [countable, usually singular] (rather formal) the final part of sth such as a speech or piece of writing （演講或文章的）結束，結尾◆The conclusion of the book was disappointing.這本書的結尾令人失望。◆If we took this argument to its logical conclusion...假如我們把這段論證歸結成一個合乎其邏輯的結論⋯◆In conclusion, (= finally) I would like to thank...最後，我想感謝⋯■ finish [countable, usually singular] the final part of sth, especially a race （尤指速度比賽的）最後，結局◆It was a close finish, as they had predicted.正如他們所料，比賽結果難分高下。◆He led the race from start to finish.他自始至終都在領跑。◆I want to see the job right through to the finish.我要跟進這項工作，直到完成爲止。ⓘ Finish is mainly used to talk about sports events, especially races, or other activities where the time that sb takes is considered to be important. * finish主要用於體育賽事，尤指速度比賽或其他需要計時的活動。 OPP start ⇨ start noun ■ ending [countable] the last part of a story, film, etc.; the act of finishing sth; the final part of sth （故事、影片等的）結局；結束；結尾◆His stories usually have a happy ending.他的故事通常有一個美滿的結局。◆Today is the anniversary of the ending of the Pacific War.今天是太平洋戰爭結束紀念日。◆It was the perfect ending to the perfect day.美好的一天就此圓滿地結束了。OPP opening , beginning ⇨ start noun ■ termination ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE ˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn [uncountable] (formal, especially business 尤用於商業) the act of ending sth; the end of sth 結束；終止；末端◆Failure to comply with these conditions will result in termination of the contract.不遵守這些條件將導致合同終止。■ finale fɪˈnɑːli; NAmE fɪˈnæli [countable] the last part of a show or piece of music （演出的）終場；（音樂的）終曲◆the rousing finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony貝多芬第九交響曲激動人心的末章◆The festival ended with a grand finale of fireworks and music.節日活動的最後是煙火盛放、音樂齊鳴的盛大場面。ⓘ Finale can also be used after an adjective to mean 'an ending to sth of the type mentioned'. * finale也可用於形容詞之後，意爲“以⋯方式結束”◆It was a fitting finale to the day's events.當天的活動至此順利結束。 ■ cessation seˈseɪʃn [singular] (formal, especially journalism 尤用於新聞) the stopping of sth; a pause in sth 停止；終止；暫停◆Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.墨西哥呼籲立即停止敵對行動。end

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for finish 另見finish條end ♦︎ finish ♦︎ stop ♦︎ terminate ♦︎ conclude ♦︎ close ♦︎ wind (sth) upThese words all mean to come to an end or to bring sth to an end. 這些詞均表示結束、終止。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to end / finish / conclude by / with sth◆to end / finish / conclude / close / wind up a meeting◆to end / finish / conclude / wind up a speech◆a play / show / film ends / finishes / concludes◆a concert ends / finishes◆a story / letter / note ends / concludes◆to almost / nearly / effectively end / finish / stop / terminate / conclude◆to virtually / all but / never end / finish / stop / terminate / conclude◆to end / finish / stop / terminate / conclude at last / eventually / finally◆to end / stop / terminate suddenly / abruptly / automatically■ end [intransitive, transitive] to come to an end; to bring sth to an end 結束；終止◆The road ends here.這條路到此爲止。◆How does the story end?這個故事結局如何？◆The speaker ended by suggesting some topics for discussion.演講者最後提了幾個問題給大家討論。◆They decided to end their relationship.他們決定結束彼此之間的關系。◆They ended the play with a song.他們以一首歌爲那出戲畫上句號。OPP begin ⇨ begin , begin ⇨ start verb ■ finish [intransitive, transitive] to come to an end; to bring sth to an end, especially in an appropriate way 結束；（以適當方式）結束（某事）◆The play finished at 10.30.比賽於10點半結束。◆The symphony finishes with a flourish.交響樂在氣勢磅礴的樂聲中結束。◆A cup of coffee finished the meal perfectly.飯後一杯咖啡，晚餐圓滿結束。◆They finished off the show with one of their most famous songs.他們用自己最著名的一首歌作演出的收尾。 OPP start ⇨ begin ■ stop (-pp-) [intransitive, transitive] to end; to make sth end 終止；結束◆When is this fighting going to stop?這場仗要打到什麽時候？◆The bus service stops at midnight.公共汽車午夜停止服務。◆Has it stopped raining yet?雨停了沒有？◆Doctors couldn't stop the bleeding.醫生止不住血。◆The referee was forced to stop the game because of snow.由於下雪，裁判被迫終止了比賽。 OPP start ⇨ begin ■ terminate ˈtɜːmɪneɪt; NAmE ˈtɜːrmɪneɪt [intransitive, transitive] (formal) (of an arrangement or agreement) to end; to make an arrangement, agreement or pregnancy end （商定或協定）終止；終止（商定、協定或妊娠）◆Your contract of employment terminates in December.你的聘約12月到期。◆to terminate a pregnancy (= to have an abortion) 終止妊娠■ conclude kənˈkluːd [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to finish 終止；結束◆Let me make just a few concluding remarks.我來講幾句作結吧。◆The commission concluded its investigation last month.委員會於上月終止了調查。NOTE 辨析 End, stop, finish or conclude? End can be used for things that end in space as well as things that end in time. * end可以指時間或空間概念上的終止◆The road ends here.這條路到此爲止。 End, finish and conclude are used especially about things that you do not expect to start again after they have ended. * end、finish和conclude尤指終止後不會再重啓◆The war ended in 1945, after almost six years of fighting.戰事持續近六年後，於1945年結束。◆The concert should finish by 10 o'clock.音樂會應該在10點鐘結束。◆She concluded her speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.她以莎士比亞的一句名言結束了演講。 Finish and conclude, in particular, suggest that sth has come to an end because it has been completed. Finish is used more to talk about when sth ends; conclude is used more to talk about how sth ends. Stop is used about things that may or will start again, or that cannot ever be 'completed'. * finish和conclude尤指事情因全部完成而終結。finish側重“何時”終止；conclude側重“如何”終止。stop指事情可能或將會繼續，或不可能完全終結◆The rain stopped just long enough for us to have a quick walk in the park.雨停了一會兒，這段時間剛好可以讓我們到公園随便走走。 ■ close [transitive, intransitive] to bring sth such as a meeting or investigation to an end; (of a meeting or offer) to come to an end 結束，終止（會議或調查）；（會議或優惠）結束◆Mr Hunt then closed the debate for the government.亨特先生於是替政府出面結束了這場爭辯。◆A police spokesman said that the case was now closed.警方發言人稱現在已經結案。◆The offer closes at the end of the week.優惠將於本周末結束。ⓘ If a case, investigation or subject is closed, no further investigation or discussion takes place; however, it does not necessarily mean that the case or problem under investigation or discussion has been solved: it may simply have been decided to stop trying to solve it. * close的賓語是case、investigation或subject時，表示不再調查或討論，但是並不意味着被調查、討論的案件或問題已經得到解決，也許只不過是決定了不再追查或深究。 OPP open ⇨ begin , open ⇨ start verb ■ ˌwind ˈup■ ˌwind sth ˈup

phrasal verb

to bring sth such as a speech or meeting to an end 結束（講話或會議等）◆The speaker was just winding up when the door was flung open.演講人剛要結束講話時門突然被推開了。◆If we all agree, let's wind up the discussion.如果大家都同意，咱們就結束討論吧。 OPP kick off ⇨ start verb
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