end是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from the centre -- 末端，尽头

  • This cable should have a plug at one end and a socket at the other. 这根电缆应该一端有插头，另一端有插座。

  • We damaged the end of the piano when we moved it. 我们搬钢琴时把钢琴末端部分碰坏了。

  • Get to the end of the queue and wait your turn like everyone else. 到队尾排着去，像别人一样按顺序等着。

  • Our house is the third from the end on the left. 我们家是从左边倒数第三户。

  • Is it safe to stand the computer on (its) end? 电脑竖着放安全吗？

  • I always like to leave my desk clear at the end of the day. 我总是习惯在一天工作结束的时候把办公桌上的东西都收起来。

  • The end of the play was much more exciting than I'd expected. 电影结尾比我预想的刺激多了。

  • This latest injury must surely mean that her tennis career is now at an end (= finished). 毫无疑问，最近这次受伤意味着她的网球运动生涯已到了尽头。

  • The statement said there would be no end to the violence until the terrorists' demands were met. 声明称，如果恐怖分子的要求得不到满足，暴力就不会结束。

  • We were all by her bedside when the end finally came. 她临终时，我们都守在她的床边。

  • He met his end (= died) in a shoot-out with the police. 他在与警方的枪战中丧命。

  • The teams change ends at half-time so that neither side has an unfair advantage. 两队在上半场结束时交换场地，这样对任何一方都公平。

  • Having agreed upon the matter of payment, he brought the interview to an end. 在付款问题上达成一致之后，他结束了会面。

  • We were thinking about going to Switzerland, but in the end we went to Austria. 我们一直打算要去瑞士，可最后却去了奥地利。

  • He used to lock himself in his bedroom for hours on end and refuse to talk to anyone. 他过去常把自己锁在卧室里一呆就是几个小时，不跟任何人说话。

  • Everyone wishes the war would come to an end soon. 每个人都希望战争尽快结束。

• 1 a small part of something that is left after most of it has been used -- 剩余物；残余

  • She makes quilts out of fabric bolt ends. 她利用零头布料做被子。

  • UK The floor was covered in cigarette ends. 地板上都是烟头。

• 2 an aim, intention, or purpose -- 目的；目标

  • Do you have a particular end in mind? 你心中有没有一个明确的目标？

  • He wanted science students to take an interest in the arts, and to this end he ran literature classes at his home on Sunday afternoons. 他想让理科学生也对文科产生兴趣，为此他星期天下午在自己家中开文学课。

• 3 the parts of a task or process connected with one particular type of activity or person -- （和某类活动或人相关的）部分，方面

  • Rick's more involved with the financial end of things. 里克更多参与的是财务方面的事务。

  • We've kept our end of the deal - let's see if they keep theirs. 我们把我们自己份內的事情做好了——看看他们能不能管好自己的事。

• 4 to finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop -- （使）结束；（使）停止

  • When is your meeting due to end? 你的会议预计什么时候结束？

  • Her resignation ends months of speculation about her future. 她的辞职为数月来人们对她未来的种种揣测画上了句号。

  • Their marriage ended in 1991. 他们的婚姻在1991年走到了尽头。

  • The game ended in a draw. 比赛以平局告终。

  • I'd like to end with a song from my first album. 我想以我第一张专辑里的一首歌来结束演出。

  • She ended her speech on an optimistic note. 她以乐观的口吻结束了演讲。