end

end
noun
  1. a final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story
    （尤指时间、活动或故事的）最后部分，末尾
    the end of the year.
    年末。
    Mario led the race from beginning to end.
    马里奥赛跑时自始至终领先。
    ■a termination of a state or situation
    终止；结束
    the party called for an end to violence.
    该党要求停止暴力行为。
    one notice will be effective to bring the tenancy to an end.
    一则通知就能有效终止租赁。
    ■used to emphasize that something, typically a subject of discussion, is considered finished
    （用于强调某事，特别是讨论的话题）终结，了结
    you will go to church and there's an end of it.
    你要是去教堂，一切就解决了。
    ■a person's death or ruin
    （人的）死亡，毁灭
    if she so much as makes a sound, that'll be the end of her.
    即使她只发出一点儿声响，那也会要了她的命。
    ■(archaic)(in biblical use) an ultimate state or condition
    (古)（圣经用语）最终状态（或情况）；结局
    the end of that man is peace.
    那个人的结局是安息。
  2. the furthest or most extreme part or point of something
    端；稍；尽头
    a length of wire with a hook at the end.
    末端有个吊钩的一段铁丝。
    [as modifier]the end house.
    位于尽头的房子。
    ■a small piece that is left after something has been used
    剩余物；残余
    an ashtray full of cigarette ends.
    装满了烟蒂的烟灰缸。
    ■a specified extreme point on a scale
    等级表的某一端点
    homebuyers at the lower end of the market.
    处于市场低端的购房者。
    ■the part or share of an activity with which someone is concerned
    部分；方面
    you're going to honour your end of the deal.
    你要执行你方的协议条件。
    ■a place that is linked to another by a telephone call, letter, or journey
    （电话线、信件或旅程的）一头；终端
    “Hello,” said a voice at the other end.
    “你好！”电话的另一端有人说。
    ■the part of a sports field or court defended by one team or player
    半边球场
  3. a goal or result that one seeks to achieve
    目的；目标
    each would use the other to further his own ends.
    两人会相互利用以达到各自的目的。
    to this end, schools were set up for peasant women.
    为此，建了一些农家妇女学校。
  4. (Bowls & Curling)a session of play in one particular direction across the playing area
    (滚木球，冰上溜石)一阵，一回
  5. (American Football)a lineman positioned nearest the sideline
    (美橄)边锋
verb
  1. come or bring to a final point; finish
    结束；终止
    [no obj.]when the war ended, policy changed.
    战争一结束，政策就发生了变化。
    the chapter ends with a case study.
    这一章以一个案例分析结束。
    [with obj.]she wanted to end the relationship.
    她想结束这种关系。
    ■[no obj.]reach a point and go no further
    终结
    the boundary where agnosticism ends and atheism begins.
    不可知论告终和无神论开始的分界线。
    ■[no obj.]perform a final act
    做最后一搏
    the man ended by attacking a police officer.
    那男子最终对一个警官进行了攻击。
    ■[no obj.](end in)have as its final part, point, or result
    以…告终；结果（是）
    one in three marriages is now likely to end in divorce.
    现在有三分之一的婚姻可能最终会破裂。
    ■[no obj.](end up)eventually reach or come to a specified place, state, or course of action
    结果，最终到达；告终
    I ended up in Eritrea.
    结果我到了厄立特里亚。
    you could end up with a higher income.
    你最终会获得更高的收入的。
常用词组
all ends up
  1. (informal)completely
    (非正式)完全地，彻底地
at the end of the day
  1. (informal, chiefly Brit.)when everything is taken into consideration
    (非正式，主英)最终，到头来
    at the end of the day I'm responsible for what happens in the school.
    到头来，还是我对学校发生的事负责。
be at (或 have come to) an end
  1. be finished or completed
    结束；完毕；完成
  2. (of a supply of something) become exhausted
    （供应物）耗尽，用光
    our patience has come to an end.
    我们一点儿耐心都没有了。
be at the end of
  1. be close to having no more of (something)
    到了…的尽头，几至耗尽
    she was at the end of her patience.
    她简直忍无可忍。
be the end
  1. (informal)be the limit of what one can tolerate
    (非正式)是所能忍受的最大限度，达到了忍耐极限
    you really are the end!.
    你真让人忍无可忍！。
come to (或 meet) a sticky (或 bad) end
  1. be led by one's own actions to ruin or an unpleasant death
    遭到报应；落得悲惨下场；不得好死
the end-all
  1. a thing that is final or definitive
    终结；最终结果
end one's days (或 life)
  1. spend the final part of one's existence in a specified place or state
    度过余生（或暮年）
    she ended her days in London.
    她在伦敦度过余生。
an end in itself
  1. a goal that is pursued in its own right to the exclusion of others
    目标本身
end in tears
  1. have an unhappy or painful outcome (often as a warning)
    （常作告诫语）会有不愉快（或痛苦）的结局；有苦果
    this treaty will end in tears.
    这个协议会带来苦果。
end it all
  1. commit suicide
    自杀
the end of the road (或line)
  1. the point beyond which progress or survival cannot continue
    生命（或事物发展）的尽头；穷途末路；完蛋
    if the damages award is not lowered it could be the end of the road for the publisher.
    若不降低损害赔偿金，那家出版公司可能就完了。
the end of one's tether (或 北美 rope)
  1. having no patience or energy left to cope with something
    忍无可忍；精疲力竭
    these individuals have reached the end of their tether. .
    这些人已忍无可忍（或筋疲力尽）了。
the end of the world
  1. the termination of life on the earth
    世界末日，世界之毁灭
    ■(informal)a complete disaster
    (非正式)毁灭性的灾难
    it's not the end of the world if we draw.
    即使我们打成平局也不意味着世界末日的降临。
end on
  1. with the furthest point of an object facing towards one
    将尽头指向某人；使面对一端
    seen end on, their sharp, rocky summits point like arrows.
    从尽头看，它们尖削的岩峰就像利箭一样耸立着。
    ■with the furthest point of an object touching that of another
    尖碰尖地
    slim stone tiles had been layered end on with incredible skill.
    细长的石瓦端端相接一层层铺开来，真是巧夺天工。
end to end
  1. in a row with the furthest point of one object touching that of another object
    首尾相接地连成一行
get (或 have) one's end away
  1. (Brit. vulgar slang)have sexual intercourse
    (英，粗俚)性交
in the end
  1. eventually or on reflection
    最后，终于；仔细想想
    in the end, I saw that she was right.
    我终于明白她是对的。
keep (或 hold) one's end up
  1. (informal)perform well in a difficult or competitive situation
    (非正式)（面对困难或竞争）表现好；坚持不懈
make an end of
  1. cause (someone or something) to stop existing or die
    杀死（人）；消灭，除去（物）
make (both) ends meet
  1. earn enough money to live without getting into debt
    收支平衡，勉强维持生计
never (或 not) hear the end of
  1. be continually reminded of (an unpleasant topic or cause of annoyance)
    不断地被提醒（不快的话题，烦恼的缘由）
    a criminal court which admitted such a defence would never hear the end of it.
    接受这样一项辩护的刑事法庭将永远授人以话柄。
no end
  1. (informal)to a great extent; very much
    (非正式)很，非常
    this cheered me up no end.
    这使我很高兴。
no end of
  1. (informal)a vast number or amount of (something)
    (非正式)许多，大量
    emotions can cause no end of problems.
    情感会带来无尽的问题。
on end
  1. continuing without stopping for a specified period of time
    连续地，不断地
    sometimes they'll be gone for days on end.
    有时，他们会一去就是几天。
  2. in an upright position
    直立地，竖着
    he brushed his hair, leaving a tuft standing on end.
    他刷了刷头发，让一束头发竖起来。
put an end to
  1. cause (someone or something) to stop existing or die
    使终止，结束；毁掉；杀死
    injury put an end to his career.
    受伤毁了他的前程。
    he decided to put an end to himself.
    他决定自杀。
the sharp end
informal
非正式
  1. the most important or influential part of an activity or process
    （活动或进程中的）关键时刻；紧要关头
    Utopians are ill at ease at the sharp end of politics.
    空想社会主义者在政治的关键时刻感到局促不安。
    ■the side of a system or activity which is the most unpleasant or suffers the chief impact
    最糟糕的方面；受害最深的一方，主要受害者
    businessmen are at the sharp end of the recession.
    商人饱受（经济）衰退之苦。
  2. (Brit. humorous)the bow of a ship
    (英，幽默)船头
a —— to end all ——s
  1. (informal)used to emphasize how impressive or successful something is of its kind
    (非正式)（同类中）给人留下最深印象的…，最成功的
    she is going to throw a party to end all parties.
    她将举办一次最出色的聚会。
without end
  1. without a limit or boundary
    无止境地；无休止地
    a war without end.
    一场无休止的战争。
语源
  1. Old English ende (noun), endian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch einde (noun), einden (verb) and German Ende (noun), enden (verb)
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