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- n.结束;部分，方面;末端;(时间、事件、活动或故事等的)终止，终结，结局，结尾;目的;尽头;端点;末梢;破灭;辞世，过世;剩余物;半边球场
- v.结束;终止
endnoun
最后部分 final part
（时间、事件、活动或故事等的）终止，终结，结局，结尾
the final part of a period of time, an event, an activity or a story
at the end of the week
在周末
We didn't leave until the very end .
我们直到最后才离开。
the end of the book
书的末尾
We had to hear about the whole journey from beginning to end .
我们只好从头到尾把整个旅行情况听完。
It's the end of an era.
这是一个时代的终结。
末端 furthest part
末端；尽头；末梢
the part of an object or a place that is the furthest away from its centre
Turn right at the end of the road.
在路的尽头向右转。
I joined the end of the queue.
我站在了这队伍的最后。
Go to the end of the line!
到这一列的最后去！
You've got something on the end of your nose.
你的鼻尖上有个东西。
Tie the ends of the string together.
把绳子两端系在一起。
That's his wife sitting at the far end of the table.
坐在桌子远端的那位就是他妻子。
These two products are from opposite ends of the price range.
这两种产品一种是价格最高的，一种是价格最低的。
We've travelled from one end of Mexico to the other.
我们从墨西哥的一端旅行到了另一端。
They live in the end house.
他们住在最后的那座房子。
结束 finish
结束；破灭
a situation in which sth does not exist any more
the end of all his dreams
他所有梦想的破灭
The meeting came to an end (= finished) .
会议结束了。
The war was finally at an end .
战争终于结束了。
The coup brought his corrupt regime to an end .
政变结束了他的腐败统治。
There's no end in sight to the present crisis.
目前的危机无望结束。
They have called for an end to violence.
他们呼吁停止暴力。
That was by no means the end of the matter.
事情决不可能到此为止。
目的 aim
目的；目标
an aim or a purpose
They are prepared to use violence in pursuit of their ends.
他们准备使用暴力来达到目的。
She is exploiting the current situation for her own ends.
她在利用目前的形势来达到自己的目的。
With this end in view (= in order to achieve this) they employed 50 new staff.
为了达到这个目标他们雇用了50名新职员。
We are willing to make any concessions necessary to this end (= in order to achieve this) .
为达到此目的我们愿作出任何必要的让步。
部分活动 part of activity
（尤指经营活动的）部分，方面
a part of an activity with which sb is concerned, especially in business
We need somebody to handle the marketing end of the business.
我们需要有人来处理业务的推广。
Are there any problems at your end?
你那边有什么问题吗？
I have kept my end of the bargain.
我已履行了我方的协议条件。
电话线；旅程 of telephone line/journey
端点；终点
either of two places connected by a telephone call, journey, etc.
I answered the phone but there was no one at the other end .
我接了电话，但线那头没有人。
Jean is going to meet me at the other end .
琼打算在那边终点站接我。
运动场 of sports field
半边球场
one of the two halves of a sports field
The teams changed ends at half-time.
上半场结束时双方交换了场地。
剩余物 piece left
剩余物；残余；残片
a small piece that is left after sth has been used
a cigarette end
烟蒂
死亡 death
辞世，过世（婉辞，与death同义）
a person's death. People say end to avoid saying death .
She came to an untimely end (= died young) .
她英年早逝。
I was with him at the end (= when he died) .
他临终时我在他身边。
He met his end (= died) at the Battle of Waterloo.
他在滑铁卢战役中阵亡。
used to introduce the most important fact after everything has been considered
最终，他还得自己拿主意。
At the end of the day, he'll still have to make his own decision.
something unpleasant that happens to sb, for example punishment or a violent death, usually because of their own actions
如果他继续这样，将来不久会落得个可悲的下场。
He'll come to a sticky end one of these days if he carries on like that.
to have almost nothing left of sth
我已忍无可忍。
I'm at the end of my patience.
They are at the end of their food supply.
他们的食物储备已消耗殆尽。
to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any more because you are too tired, worried, etc.
when you say that people or situations are the end , you mean that you are annoyed with them
a thing that is itself important and not just a part of sth more important
bad or unfair methods of doing sth are acceptable if the result of that action is good or positive
(to reach) the point at which sth can no longer continue in the same way
第二轮的失利表明去年的冠军得主已卫冕无望。
A defeat in the second round marked the end of the line for last year's champion.
used when you are stating that there is nothing more that can be said or done about sth
in a line, with the ends touching
他们将桌子连接起来排成一行。
They arranged the tables end to end.
to have sex
to do everything possible, even if it is difficult, in order to get or achieve sth
哪怕走遍天涯海角我也要再见她一面。
I'd go to the ends of the earth to see her again.
to continue to be cheerful in a difficult situation
to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need
许多家庭只能勉强维持生计。
Many families struggle to make ends meet.
very much
听说他们已离婚，我感到非常不安。
It upset me no end to hear they'd split up.
a lot of sth
我们费了九牛二虎之力才使他们同意。
We had no end of trouble getting them to agree.
not the worst thing that could happen to sb
一次考试不及格并非世界末日。
Failing one exam is not the end of the world.
to kill yourself
the first sign of sth ending
continuing until you have done everything you can, or until sth is completely finished, despite difficulties and problems
他们甘愿为自己的权利斗争到底。
They were prepared to fight to the bitter end for their rights.
to become very tired by trying to do too many things and going to bed late and getting up early
to start or be made to start a new and difficult activity that you are not prepared for
医院的初级医生开始工作时会遇上未曾料到的困难。
Junior hospital doctors are thrown in at the deep end in their first jobs.
to shock or frighten sb
令人毛骨悚然的故事
a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end
to keep being reminded of sth because sb is always talking to you about it
我们要是不给她弄条狗来，这事就没完没了。
If we don't get her a dog we'll never hear the end of it.
something that shows you are nearly at the end of a long and difficult time or situation
having nothing to do and not knowing what you want to do
你要是闲着无事就来我们这儿坐坐吧。
Come and see us, if you're at a loose end.
a thing or action that is not interesting or important in itself but is a way of achieving sth else
他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。
He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.
the place or position of greatest difficulty or responsibility
他从这一行最为棘手的工作做起，当了推销员。
He started work at the sharp end of the business, as a salesman.
an event or action that is the beginning of sth more serious and/or unpleasant
to understand sth in the wrong way
verb
结束；终止
to finish; to make sth finish
The road ends here.
这条路到此为止。
How does the story end?
这个故事结局如何？
The speaker ended by suggesting some topics for discussion.
演讲者最后给出了几个讨论题。
Her note ended with the words: ‘See you soon.’
她的便条以“再见”结束。
They decided to end their relationship.
他们决定断绝关系。
They ended the play with a song.
他们以一首歌曲结束了这出戏。
These are all words for sth that you are trying to achieve.以上各词均指目标、目的。
a result that you try to achieve指试图达到的目标、指标：
Set yourself targets that you can reasonably hope to achieve.
给自己制订有望达到的指标。
attainment targets in schools
学校的成绩目标
( rather formal ) something that you are trying to achieve指正努力达到的目标、目的：
What is the main objective of this project?
这个项目的主要目标是什么？
something that you hope to achieve指希望达到的目标、目的：
He continued to pursue his goal of becoming an actor.
他继续追求他成为演员的目标。
A target is usually officially recorded in some way, for example by an employer or by a government committee. It is often specific, and in the form of figures, such as number of sales or examination passes, or a date. People often set their own objectives : these are things that they wish to achieve, often as part of a project or a talk they are giving. Goals are often long-term, and relate to people's life and career plans or the long-term plans of a company or organization. |
the purpose of sth; sth that you plan to achieve指目的、目标、宗旨：
The object is to educate people about road safety.
目的就是教育大众注意交通安全。
something that you plan to achieve指计划达到的目的、目标：
He joined the society for political ends.
他为了政治目的加入了这个协会。
That's only OK if you believe that the end justifies the means (= bad methods of doing sth are acceptable if the final result is good) .
除非你认为只要目的正确可以不择手段，不然那是不可以接受的。
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N-SING 最后部分;末尾
The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it.The £5 banknote was first issued at the end of the 18th century...
五英镑面值的钞票最早在18世纪末发行。
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V-ERG （使）结束;（使）终结
When a situation, process, or activity ends, or when something or someone ends it, it reaches its final point and stops.The meeting quickly ended and Steve and I left the room...
会议很快结束了，我和史蒂夫离开了房间。
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The ending of a marriage by death is different in many ways from an ending occasioned by divorce.
因死亡而结束婚姻和因离婚而结束婚姻有多方面的不同。
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N-COUNT 结束;终止;结果;结局
An end to something or the end of it is the act or result of stopping it so that it does not continue any longer.The French government today called for an end to the violence...
今天法国政府呼吁结束暴力行为。
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V-ERG 以…方式结束;终结
If you say that someone or something ends a period of time in a particular way, you are indicating what the final situation was like. You can also say that a period of time ends in a particular way.The markets ended the week on a quiet note...
全球股市波澜不惊地结束了一周的交易。
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VERB （一段时间）结束,终结
If a period of time ends, it reaches its final point.Its monthly reports on program trading usually come out about three weeks after each month ends...
程式交易月度报告通常在每月结束3周后出来。
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V-ERG (书、演说、表演等)以…为结尾，以…结束
If something such as a book, speech, or performance ends with a particular thing or the writer or performer ends it with that thing, its final part consists of the thing mentioned.His statement ended with the words: 'Pray for me.'...
他的声明以“为我祈祷”结束。
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VERB 告终;收场
If a situation or event ends in a particular way, it has that particular result.The incident could have ended in tragedy...
这起事件本会以悲剧收场。
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N-COUNT 末端;尽头
The two ends of something long and narrow are the two points or parts of it that are furthest away from each other.The company is planning to place surveillance equipment at both ends of the tunnel...
该公司计划在隧道两端安装监视设备。
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N-COUNT 末端;末梢;尖端
The end of a long, narrow object such as a finger or a pencil is the tip or smallest edge of it, usually the part that is furthest away from you.He tapped the ends of his fingers together...
他同时轻轻地叩击着几根指尖。
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VERB 尖端有;最后部分是
If an object ends with or in a particular thing, it has that thing on its tip or point, or as its last part.It has three pairs of legs, each ending in a large claw.
它有3对腿，每条腿上都有一只巨爪。
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VERB （河流等）终止，停住
A journey, road, or river that ends at a particular place stops there and goes no further.The road ended at a T-junction...
道路的尽头是一个丁字路口。
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N-COUNT (等级的)一端，一头
End is used to refer to either of the two extreme points of a scale, or of something that you are considering as a scale.At the other end of the social scale was the grocer, the village's only merchant...
社会等级的另一端是杂货店老板，村里唯一的商人。
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N-COUNT (联系、旅行等的)一端，一方，一头
The other end is one of two places that are connected because people are communicating with each other by telephone or writing, or are travelling from one place to the other.When he answered the phone, Ferguson was at the other end...
他接电话时，电话那一端是弗格森。
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N-COUNT (项目、工作的)部分，方面
If you refer to a particular end of a project or piece of work, you mean a part or aspect of it, for example a part of it that is done by a particular person or in a particular place.You take care of your end, kid, I'll take care of mine...
你管好你的事，孩子，我会管好我的。
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N-COUNT 目的;意图
An end is the purpose for which something is done or towards which you are working.The police force is being manipulated for political ends...
有人为了政治目的在操纵警方。
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VERB 只存在于，仅限于（某一点）
If you say that something ends at a particular point, you mean that it is applied or exists up to that point, and no further.Helen is also 25 and from Birmingham, but the similarity ends there...
海伦也是25岁，也来自伯明翰，但是相同之处仅此而已。
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N-COUNT 辞世；去世
You can refer to someone's death as their end, especially when you are talking about the way that they died or might die.Soon after we had spoken to this man he had met a violent end.
我们和这个人谈话之后没多久，他就死于非命了。
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VERB 结果是;最后是
If you end by doing something or end in a particular state, you do that thing or get into that state even though you did not originally intend to.They ended by making themselves miserable...
结果是他们自找苦头。
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PHRASE 自杀;一了百了
If someone ends it all, they kill themselves.He grew suicidal, thinking up ways to end it all.
他萌生了自杀的念头，想出各种自我了断的办法。
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PHRASE 把…都比下去
If you describe something as, for example, the deal to end all deals or the film to end all films, you mean that it is very important or successful, and that compared to it all other deals or films seem second-rate.It was going to be a party to end all parties.
这将成为最棒的聚会。
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PHRASE 结束；终结
If something is at an end, it has finished and will not continue.The court has passed sentence and the matter is now at an end...
法庭已经作出了判决，现在这件事已经告一段落。
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PHRASE 结束
If something comes to an end, it stops.The cold war came to an end.
冷战结束了。
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PHRASE 最终;到头来
You say at the end of the day when you are talking about what happens after a long series of events or what appears to be the case after you have considered the relevant facts.At the end of the day it's up to the Germans to decide...
最终得由德国人来作决定。
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PHRASE 变得神志不清;变得不正常
If you say that someone has gone off the deep end, you mean that their mind has stopped working in a normal way and their behaviour has become very strange as a result.I'm not sure she believes me. She probably just thinks I've gone off the deep end.
我不确定她是不是相信我。她可能只是觉得我神志不清了。
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PHRASE (使)落入一无所知的无助境地
If you are thrown in at the deep end, you are put in a completely new situation without any help or preparation. If you jump in at the deep end, you go into a completely new situation without any help or preparation.It's a superb job. You get thrown in at the deep end and it's all down to you...
那是一份绝好的工作。你就像被抛到了泳池的深水区，一切都要靠自己。
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PHRASE 坚持到底
If you do something to the bitter end or to the very end, you continue to do it for as long as you can, although it may be very unpleasant or dangerous.We will fight to the bitter end to ensure our children get what is rightfully theirs.
我们会斗争到底，确保我们的孩子得到理应属于他们的东西。
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PHRASE 最后;终于
You say in the end when you are saying what is the final result of a series of events, or what is your final conclusion after considering all the relevant facts.I toyed with the idea of calling the police, but in the end I didn't...
我拿不定主意是否报警，但最后还是没报。
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PHRASE 本身就值得做
If you consider something to be an end in itself, you do it because it seems desirable and not because it is likely to lead to something else.While he had originally traveled in order to study, traveling had become an end in itself.
尽管他原本是为了学习而旅行，但旅行过程本身也是一种享受。
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PHRASE 坚持下去；尽自己的本分;做好自己的本职工作
If you have to keep your end up, or to keep up your end of something, you have to do something as well as other people, or as well as you are expected to do it.I had to keep my end up with other professors in the faculty...
我得和系里其他教授一起做好自己的本职工作。
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PHRASE 使收支相抵;勉强维持生计
If you find it difficult to make ends meet, you can only just manage financially because you hardly have enough money for the things you need.With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.
加上贝蒂的薪水，他们仅能勉强维持生计。
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PHRASE 非常;许多
No end means a lot.The problem was causing the poor woman no end of misery...
那个问题给这个可怜的女人带来了很多痛苦。
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PHRASE 连续地;持续地
When something happens for hours, days, weeks, or years on end, it happens continuously and without stopping for the amount of time that is mentioned.He is a wonderful companion and we can talk for hours on end...
他是个非常好的同伴，我们可以连续聊上好几个小时。
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PHRASE 竖着；直立着
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PHRASE 终止;结束
To put an end to something means to cause it to stop.Only a political solution could put an end to the violence.
只有政治解决方案才能终结暴力。
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PHRASE 尽头;终点;末日
If a process or person has reached the end of the road, they are unable to progress any further.Given the results of the vote, is this the end of the road for the hardliners in Congress?
从选举结果来看，这是不是国会中强硬派的末日？
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PHRASE 永远;一直
If you say that something will happen or be true until the end of time or to the end of time, you are emphasizing that it will always happen or always be true.We can assume that the moon will continue to go around the earth until the end of time...
我们可以认定月亮会一直不停地继续围绕地球旋转。
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PHRASE 不是世界末日;没那么可怕
If you say that something bad is not the end of the world, you are trying to stop yourself or someone else being so upset by it, by suggesting that it is not the worst thing that could happen.Obviously I'd be disappointed if we don't make it, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.
显然，如果我们做不到我会失望，但这也不会是世界末日。
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the end of your tether→ see:tether
noun
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- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
- no one wanted to play end
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- the part you are expected to play
- he held up his end
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- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
- Synonym: remainder remnant oddment
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- a final part or section
- we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus
- Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end
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- the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
- the ends justify the means
- Synonym: goal
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- the last section of a communication
- in conclusion I want to say...
- Synonym: conclusion close closing ending
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- the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- the end was exciting
- I had to miss the last of the movie
- Synonym: last final stage
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- a boundary marking the extremities of something
- the end of town
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- either extremity of something that has length
- the end of the pier
- she knotted the end of the thread
- they rode to the end of the line
- the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
- Synonym: terminal
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- the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
- one end of the box was marked `This side up'
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- one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
- the phone rang at the other end
- both ends wrote at the same time
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- (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
- the end managed to hold onto the pass
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- a final state
- he came to a bad end
- the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
- Synonym: destruction death
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- the point in time at which something ends
- the end of the year
- the ending of warranty period
- Synonym: ending
verb
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- bring to an end or halt
- She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
- The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
- Synonym: terminate
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- put an end to
- The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived
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- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense;either spatial or metaphorical
- the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
- Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
- My property ends by the bushes
- The symphony ends in a pianissimo
- Synonym: stop finish terminate cease
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- be the end of;be the last or concluding part of
- This sad scene ended the movie
- Synonym: terminate
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He was instrumental in bringing about an end to the conflict .
他在终止冲突的过程中起了重要作用。
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He planned to end the welfare system as we know it .
他计划终止现行的福利制度。
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The new model will be in production by the end of the year .
新型号将于年底投产。
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We had come to a dead end in our research .
我们的研究工作已陷入绝境。
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I 'm sure you 'll get there in the end .
我相信你最终会成功的。
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That was by no means the end of the matter .
事情决不可能到此为止。
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At the end of the day we were £ 20 down .
一天下来我们少了20英镑。
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With this end in view they employed 50 new staff .
为了达到这个目标他们雇用了50名新职员。
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Work always piles up at the end of the year .
年底总是积压一大堆工作。
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Are there any problems at your end ?
你那边有什么问题吗？
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They are at the end of their food supply .
他们的食物储备已消耗殆尽。
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The results of the research are summarized at the end of the chapter .
在这一章末尾对研究结果作了总结。
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Rule a line at the end of every piece of work .
在每一篇作品的末尾画一条直线。
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He became very weak towards the end of his life .
他临终时很虚弱。
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The end result of her hard work was a place at medical school .
她勤奋苦读，终于进了医学院。
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The hospital closed at the end of last year .
这所医院去年年底关闭。
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Failing one exam is not the end of the world .
一次考试不及格并非世界末日。
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The new rules could mean the end of football as we know it .
这些新规则可能意味着我们熟悉的足球终结了。
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Turn right at the end of the road .
在路的尽头向右转。
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You 've got something on the end of your nose .
你的鼻尖上有个东西。
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Come and see us , if you 're at a loose end .
你要是闲着无事就来我们这儿坐坐吧。
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These two products are from opposite ends of the price range .
这两种产品一种是价格最高的，一种是价格最低的。
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I 'm always broke by the end of the month .
我总是一到月底就没钱花了。
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We need somebody to handle the marketing end of the business .
我们需要有人来处理业务的推广。
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If you go on like this you 'll end up in prison .
如果你继续这样，早晚得进监狱。
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Turn right at the end of the street .
在街的那头往右拐。
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Stop up the other end of the tube , will you ?
你把管子的另一头堵上好不好？
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I 'm truly sorry that things had to end like this .
事情落到这样的结局，我从内心里感到歉疚。
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Work on the office building will be complete at the end of the year .
办公大楼工程将于年底竣工。
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Can 't you see he 's just using you for his own ends ?
你难道看不出他在利用你谋求私利吗？
最普通用词，指完成某事，常后接名词或动名词，但不可后接动词不定式；也指事件、活动或时期等结束。
After finishing his homework, he went to bed.
做完家庭作业后，他就睡觉了。
Let me have the novel when you finish reading it.
你读完那本小说后给我看看。
When do you finish your supper?
你通常什么时候吃完晚饭？
The football game finished at 7:30.
足球比赛于7:30结束。
较正式用词，尤指通过努力成功地完成某事。
He accomplished his education in Europe.
他完成了在欧洲的学业。
She failed to accomplish the task because she was in poor health.
她因健康状况不佳而未能完成任务。
尤指（使）某事物以某种方式结束。
The chairperson closed the conference by extending his thanks to all the participants.
大会主席向所有与会者表示感谢，就此结束了这次会议。
The party was closed with a sound of applause.
聚会在掌声中结束了。
The movie closed with an emotional reunion in London.
影片以在伦敦重逢的激动场面结束。
尤指经历较长时间后完成或做成某事物，通常用被动语态。
Installation of the pipelines was completed last week.
管道安装上星期完工。
The national economic plan was successfully completed.
国民经济计划成功地完成了。
The bridge was completed in 1959.
大桥于1959年竣工。
It took him four years to complete his education in Europe.
他花了4年时间完成了在欧洲的学业。
指局势、过程、活动等自然结束或被人为终止。
The war between these two countries ended in 1898.
这两个国家之间的战争于1898年结束。
The labour union of the factory agreed to end the strike two days later.
那家工厂的工会同意两天之后结束罢工。
The party ended early due to the bad weather.
由于天气不好，聚会早早结束了。
指合同、协议等终止或使之终止；也作医学术语，指终止妊娠。
The agreement was terminated yesterday.
协议昨天已经终止了。
When will his contract of employment terminate?
他的聘约什么时候到期？
The woman decided to terminate the pregnancy.
那名妇女决定堕胎。
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