conclusion

noun

1. 结论；推论
   something that you decide when you have thought about all the information connected with the situation
   1. I've come to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job.
      我断定他不适合做这项工作。
   2. It took the jury some time to reach the conclusion that she was guilty.
      陪审团花了很长时间才得出结论认为她有罪。
   3. New evidence might lead to the conclusion that we are wrong.
      根据新的证据可能会推断出我们是错的。
   4. We can safely draw some conclusions from our discussion.
      从讨论中我们可以有把握地得出一些结论。
2. 结束；结果；结尾；结局
   the end of sth such as a speech or a piece of writing
   1. The conclusion of the book was disappointing.
      这部书的结尾令人失望。
   2. In conclusion , (= finally) I would like to thank…
      最后，我想感谢…
   3. If we took this argument to its logical conclusion …
      假如我们把这个论点归结到合乎其逻辑的结论…
3. 签订；达成；缔结
   the formal and final arrangement of sth official
   1. the successful conclusion of a trade treaty
      贸易条约的成功签署

1. N-COUNT 结论;推论
   When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
   1. Over the years I've come to the conclusion that she's a very great musician...
      这些年来，我得出的结论是她是一位非常伟大的音乐家。
   2. I have tried to give some idea of how I feel — other people will no doubt draw their own conclusions.
      我试着说了一些我的感受，其他人无疑会有他们自己的结论。
2. N-SING 结束;末尾
   The conclusion of something is its ending.
   1. At the conclusion of the programme, I asked the children if they had any questions they wanted to ask me.
      节目结束的时候，我问孩子们有没有问题想问我。
3. N-SING 缔结;签订
   The conclusion of a treaty or a business deal is the act of arranging it or agreeing it.
   1. ...the expected conclusion of a free-trade agreement between Mexico and the United States.
      墨西哥与美国之间自由贸易协定的如期签订
4. PHRASE 必然会发生的事;事先料定的结局
   You can refer to something that seems certain to happen as a foregone conclusion .
   1. It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him...
      早已注定我最终会和他干同一行。
   2. The championship result was almost a foregone conclusion.
      锦标赛的结果差不多在意料之中。
5. PHRASE 最后;总而言之
   You say 'in conclusion' to indicate that what you are about to say is the last thing that you want to say.
   1. In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and readily available form of exercise.
      总而言之，散步是一种廉价、安全、愉快的锻炼方式，而且随时随地都可以进行。
6. PHRASE 匆忙地下判断;草率地下结论
   If you say that someone jumps to a conclusion, you are critical of them because they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts.
   1. I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault...
      我不想让她草率地断定离婚完全是她的错。
   2. Forgive me. I shouldn't be jumping to conclusions.
      原谅我，我不该草率地下结论。

1. He said it would not be all that difficult to reach a peaceful conclusion to the conflict.
   他说和平解决这一冲突并不会太困难。
2. Jacobsen based his conclusion on an analysis of the decay of samarium-147 into neodymium-143.
   雅各布森得出的结论是基于对钐-147衰变成钕-143所作的分析。
3. Over the years I've come to the conclusion that she's a very great musician
   这些年来，我得出的结论是她是一位非常伟大的音乐家。
4. I have tried to give some idea of how I feel — other people will no doubt draw their own conclusions.
   我试着说了一些我的感受，其他人无疑会有他们自己的结论。
5. At the conclusion of the programme, I asked the children if they had any questions they wanted to ask me.
   节目结束的时候，我问孩子们有没有问题想问我。
6. It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him
   早已注定我最终会和他干同一行。
7. The championship result was almost a foregone conclusion.
   锦标赛的结果差不多在意料之中。
8. In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and readily available form of exercise.
   总而言之，散步是一种廉价、安全、愉快的锻炼方式，而且随时随地都可以进行。
9. I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault
   我不想让她草率地断定离婚完全是她的错。
10. Forgive me. I shouldn't be jumping to conclusions.
    原谅我，我不该草率地下结论。
11. Those figures alone are a dubious basis for such a conclusion.
    仅凭那些数据就得出这种结论并不可靠。
12. Most voters believe the result is a foregone conclusion
    多数投票者认为这个结果是意料之中的。
13. It's almost a foregone conclusion that you'll get what you want.
    你将得到你想要的，这几乎是确定无疑的。
14. My reflections brought forth no conclusion.
    我的思考没有得出结论。
15. He then goes on to pick holes in the article before reaching his conclusion.
    他接着在文章中挑了一番刺儿后才作出结论。
16. I'd come to the conclusion by then that he was all hot air.
    我那时已得出结论，他只会夸夸其谈。
17. If the climate gets drier, then the logical conclusion is that even more drought will occur
    如果气候变得更干燥，必然会出现更多旱情。
18. The judge's conclusion was plainly wrong
    法官的结论明摆着是错的。
19. They are hopeful of bringing the siege to a peaceful conclusion
    他们希望能和平结束这次围困。
20. Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem.
    这些研究的结果出来后，病人被告知她的病情严重。
21. As opinions vary, no unanimous conclusion can be drawn.
    众说纷纭，莫衷一是。
22. What do you base this conclusion on?
    你凭什么得出这个结论？
23. The outcome is a foregone conclusion.
    大局已定。
24. The outcome of this football game is a foregone conclusion.
    这场足球赛，谁胜谁负已成定局。
25. No final conclusion has yet been reached on this matter.
    这个问题尚无定论。
26. No conclusion should be drawn before all the facts are buttoned down.
    所有事实弄清以前，不应该下任何结论。
27. If you put two and two together, there can be only one conclusion.
    根据事实推断，只可能有一个结论。
28. You arrived at your conclusion using the methods of formal logic.
    你这个结论是按照形式逻辑的方法推论出来的。
29. He came to the conclusion that the machine was out of order.
    他断定机器出了毛病。
30. You should not jump at conclusion.
    你不该轻率地乱下结论。

n.

jump/leap to conclusions

jump/leap to the conclusion that…

• 匆忙下结论；贸然断定
  to make a decision about sb/sth too quickly, before you know or have thought about all the facts
  1. There I go again─jumping to conclusions.
     我又犯老毛病了，冒冒失失地就下结论。

a foregone conclusion

• 预料中的必然结局
  if you say that sth is a foregone conclusion , you mean that it is a result that is certain to happen

noun

1. the act of making up your mind about something
   1. the burden of decision was his
   2. he drew his conclusions quickly

   Synonym:    decisiondetermination

2. the act of ending something
   1. the termination of the agreement

   Synonym:    terminationending

3. an intuitive assumption
   1. jump to a conclusion

4. a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
   1. a decision unfavorable to the opposition
   2. his conclusion took the evidence into account
   3. satisfied with the panel's determination

   Synonym:    decisiondetermination

5. the last section of a communication
   1. in conclusion I want to say...

   Synonym:    endcloseclosingending

6. the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

   Synonym:    ratiocination

7. a final settlement
   1. the conclusion of a business deal
   2. the conclusion of the peace treaty

8. event whose occurrence ends something
   1. his death marked the ending of an era
   2. when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show

   Synonym:    endingfinish

9. the temporal end
   1. the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
   2. the market was up at the finish
   3. they were playing better at the close of the season

   Synonym:    stopping pointfinalefinisfinishlastclose