ends
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 report is expected by the end of the year.
这份报告预期年底前出台。
families who settled in the region at the end of the 17th century.
在17世纪末定居该地区的家庭。
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 government today called for an end to the violence.
政府今天呼吁结束暴力。
I was worried she would walk out or bring the interview to an end.
我担心她会突然退席或者终止采访。
The two ends of something long and narrow are the two points or parts of it that are farthest away from each other.
The company is planning to place surveillance equipment at both ends of the tunnel.
该公司计划在隧道的两端安装监视设备。
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.
他用指尖相互轻叩。
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.
处于社会阶层另一端的是杂货商。
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, Fred was at the other end.
当他接起电话,电话那头是弗雷德。
If you refer to a particular end of a project or piece of work, you mean a part or aspect of it, such as 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.
你管好你那块儿,年轻人,我会管好我这块儿。
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.
警察机关正被操控用以达到政治目的。
end up
If someone or something ends up somewhere, they eventually arrive there, usually by accident.
finish up , wind up
She fled with her children, moving from neighbour to neighbour and ending up in a friend's basement.
她和她的孩子们逃走了,从一家邻居辗转到另一家,最终在一个朋友家的地下室住下来。
If you end up doing something or end up in a particular state, you do that thing or get into that state even though you did not originally intend to.
finish up
If you don't know what you want, you might end up getting something you don't want.
如果你不知道自己想要什么,你可能会到头来得到自己不想要的东西。
Every time they went dancing they ended up in a bad mood.
每次他们去跳舞,到头来总是扫兴而归。
at an end
If something is at an end, it has finished and will not continue.
The recession is definitely at an end.
萧条期肯定是要结束了。
come to an end
If something comes to an end, it stops.
The cold war came to an end.
冷战终止。
at the end of the day
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 them to decide.
到头来,还得由他们决定。
in the end
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.
我不经意地想过要报警,但最终没有。
make ends meet
If you find it difficult to make ends meet, you cannot manage very well financially because you hardly have enough money for the things you need.
With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.
靠贝蒂的工资,他们简直无法糊口。
no end
No end means a lot.
Teachers inform me that Todd's behaviour has improved no end.
老师们告诉我托德的行为改善了许多。
on end
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.
他是个极好的伙伴,我们可以连续谈上几个小时。
Something that is on end is upright, instead of in its normal or natural position, for example, lying down, flat, or on its longest side.
Wet books should be placed on end with their pages kept apart.
弄湿的书应该竖着放置,书页分开。
put an end to something
To put an end to something means to cause it to stop.
Only a political solution could put an end to the violence.
只有政治的手段才能终止暴力。
the end of the road
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?
就投票的结果来看,国会里的强硬派是不是已经走到尽头了?
not be the end of the world
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,如果我们不能成功我会感到失望,但天不会塌下来。
end it all
If someone ends it all, they kill themselves.
He grew suicidal, thinking up ways to end it all.
他变得想自杀,想出了多种自杀方式。
ends , ending , ended
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,之后我和史蒂夫离开了房间。
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.
股市本周在平静气氛中收市。
If a period of time ends, it reaches its final point.
Reports usually come out about three weeks after each month ends.
报告通常在每月结束后大约三周发布。
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.'
他的声明以一句“为我祈祷”收尾。
The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii.
这本书以一段对夏威夷的冗长描述作结。
If a situation or event ends in a particular way, it has that particular result.
The incident could have ended in tragedy.
这个事件原本可能以悲剧告终。
Our conversations ended with him saying he would try to be more understanding.
我们的谈话结束的时候,他说他会试着多体谅别人。
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,每条腿上都长着一只大爪子。
A journey, road, or river that ends at a particular place stops there and goes no further.
The highway ended at an intersection.
这条公路止于一个十字路口。
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.
Heather is also 25 and from Boston, but the similarity ends there.
希瑟也是25岁,也是波士顿人,但是他们的相似之处仅限于此。
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.
他们到头来把自己弄惨了。