ends

英 [endz] 美 [endz]

n.  (时间、事件、活动或故事等的)终止,终结,结局,结尾; 末端; 尽头; 末梢; 结束; 破灭
v.  结束; 终止
end的第三人称单数和复数



柯林斯词典

  1. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. The report is expected by the end of the year...
      预期年底提交报告。
    3. You will have the chance to ask questions at the end.
      最后你会有提问的机会。
  2. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Talks have resumed to try to end the fighting...
      会谈重新开始,以期结束战斗。
    3. She began to weep. That ended our discussion.
      她哭了起来,我们的讨论到此结束。
  3. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. I was worried she would walk out or bring the interview to an end...
      我担心她会离场或者终止采访。
    3. Francis fined him two weeks' wages and said: 'That's the end of the matter.'
      弗朗西斯扣了他两个星期的工资,然后说:“事情到此为止。”
  4. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. British Gas shares ended the day 1p up at 287p...
      英国天然气公司股价上涨1便士,以287便士收盘。
    3. The evening ended with a dramatic display of fireworks.
      晚会以五彩斑斓的焰火表演结束。
  5. VERB (一段时间)结束,终结
    If a period of time ends, it reaches its final point.
    1. 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。
    2. The first figure shows sales for week ending July 27.
      第一组数据显示截至7月27日的周销售量。
    3. They hired eight college graduates to start work after the college year ends in March.
      他们聘用了8名大学毕业生,他们将于3月份毕业后开始工作。
  6. 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.
    1. His statement ended with the words: 'Pray for me.'...
      他的声明以“为我祈祷”结束。
    2. The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii...
      这本书以对夏威夷的冗长描述为结尾。
    3. Dawkins ends his discussion with a call for liberation...
      道金斯以呼吁解放结束了他的论述。
    4. The memo ends: 'Please give this matter your most urgent attention.'
      备忘录的结尾写道:“请将此事作为亟待处理事项。”
  7. VERB 告终;收场
    If a situation or event ends in a particular way, it has that particular result.
    1. The incident could have ended in tragedy...
      这起事件本会以悲剧收场。
    2. The match ended in a draw...
      那场比赛以平局收场。
    3. Our conversations ended with him saying he would try to be more understanding...
      我们的谈话结束时,他说他会争取去多体谅别人。
    4. My own view is that we can have a relationship without worrying where it will end...
      我自己的观点是:我们可以交往,不用担心结果会如何。
    5. Shares ended 1.7 per cent firmer on the Frankfurt exchange.
      法兰克福交易所收盘时股票上涨了1.7%。
  8. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. A typical fluorescent lamp is a tube with metal electrodes at each end.
      日光灯通常是一根两端装有金属电极的管子。
  9. 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.
    1. He tapped the ends of his fingers together...
      他同时轻轻地叩击着几根指尖。
    2. She let the long cone of ash hang at the end of her cigarette.
      她让长长的烟灰留在烟头上。
  10. 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.
    1. 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。
  11. 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.
    1. The road ended at a T-junction...
      道路的尽头是一个丁字路口。
    2. The journey ends in the ancient city of Marrakesh.
      旅行的终点是马拉喀什古城。
  12. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. The agreement has been criticised by extremist groups on both ends of the political spectrum.
      协议遭到了极左翼和极右翼极端团体的批评。
  13. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. There was silence at the other end of the line...
      电话那头没有声音。
    3. Make sure to meet them at the other end.
      确保在另一边与他们会合。
  14. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Let's go up to the office and settle the business end of things.
      咱们上楼到办公室去把公事搞定。
  15. N-COUNT 目的;意图
    An end is the purpose for which something is done or towards which you are working.
    1. The police force is being manipulated for political ends...
      有人为了政治目的在操纵警方。
    2. Now the government is trying another policy designed to achieve the same end.
      现在政府正在尝试实现殊途同归的另一项政策。
  16. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Does responsibility end at the fitting of car seats?
      只负责安装好汽车座椅吗?
  17. 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.
    1. 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。
  18. 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.
    1. They ended by making themselves miserable...
      结果是他们自找苦头。
    2. They'll probably end back on the streets.
      他们最后可能又会流落街头。
  19. PHRASE 自杀;一了百了
    If someone ends it all, they kill themselves.
    1. 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。
  20. 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.
    1. It was going to be a party to end all parties.
      这将成为最棒的聚会。
    2. ...the sale to end all sales at Harrods.
      哈罗兹最大的一次特价促销
  21. PHRASE 结束;终结
    If something is at an end, it has finished and will not continue.
    1. 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。
    2. The recession is definitely at an end.
      经济衰退无疑已经告终。
  22. PHRASE 结束
    If something comes to an end, it stops.
    1. The cold war came to an end.
      冷战结束了。
  23. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. At the end of the day, the board's not going to be too concerned with three or four more dollars.
      到头来,董事会不会太操心多花了几个钱。
  24. 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.
    1. 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。
  25. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. The reason many people fail on diets is that they jump in at the deep end, making a complete change to their eating habits.
      很多人节食失败的原因是他们对节食一窍不通,一下子完全改变了饮食习惯。
  26. 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.
    1. 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。
  27. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Benny thought the president was sincere and sensitive, but, in the end, that's not what counts.
      本尼认为总统很诚恳,会体谅人,但归根结底那些都没有用。
  28. 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.
    1. 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。
  29. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. He had trouble keeping up his end of a technical discussion.
      他没能在一场技术探讨中坚持自己的立场。
  30. 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.
    1. 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。
  31. PHRASE 非常;许多
    No end means a lot.
    1. 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。
    2. Teachers inform me that Tracey's behaviour has improved no end.
      老师们告诉我特雷西的行为大有改善。
  32. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. I spend days on end in this studio.
      我一连几天呆在这个工作室里。
  33. 竖着;直立着
    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.
    1. PHRASE 终止;结束
      To put an end to something means to cause it to stop.
      1. 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。
    2. 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.
      1. 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?
    3. 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.
      1. 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。
      2. I'll love her till the end of time.
        我会爱她直到永远。
    4. 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.
      1. 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。
    5. the end of your tether → see: tether

    双语例句

    1. He often talks in circles, frequently contradicting himself and often ends up saying nothing.
      他说话经常兜圈子,老是自相矛盾,常常到最后什么也没说。
    2. 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。
    3. They hired eight college graduates to start work after the college year ends in March.
      他们聘用了8名大学毕业生,他们将于3月份毕业后开始工作。
    4. The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii
      这本书以对夏威夷的冗长描述为结尾。
    5. Dawkins ends his discussion with a call for liberation
      道金斯以呼吁解放结束了他的论述。
    6. The agreement has been criticised by extremist groups on both ends of the political spectrum.
      协议遭到了极左翼和极右翼极端团体的批评。
    7. 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。
    8. Cynthia is not ashamed of what she does, even if she ends up doing something wrong
      辛西娅不为自己的所作所为感到羞愧,即使最终证明她所做的是错误的。
    9. The builders had cut holes into the soft stone to support the ends of the beams.
      建筑工人在软石上挖了洞以支撑梁端。
    10. It has a dormer roof joining both gable ends
      带天窗的斜屋顶连接着两边的山墙。
    11. The settlement ends more than four years of litigation on behalf of the residents.
      这一和解协议结束了代表居民提起的超过四年之久的诉讼。
    12. The computer doesn't mimic human thought; it reaches the same ends by different means.
      计算机并没有模仿人的思维,而是通过不同的手段达到了相同的目的。
    13. Ina is a bad girl so, natch, ends up in prison.
      艾娜是个坏女孩,后来自然就进了监狱。
    14. She put in some clothes, odds and ends, and make-up
      她将一些衣服、化妆品和零碎物品放了进去。
    15. He sweeps up and does a few odds and ends.
      他扫完地,又干了几样杂活儿。
    16. He was a past-master at manipulating the media for his own ends
      他是操纵媒体为自己服务的老手。
    17. He would not allow anyone to make him into a political plaything for their own ends.
      他不会允许任何人为了达到其自身目的把他变成政治玩物。
    18. He fears inflation will ratchet up as the year ends
      他害怕通货膨胀会在年终更加严重。
    19. Peel a thick-skinned orange and square off the ends with a sharp knife.
      剥开一只厚皮橙子,用锋利的刀将两端削去使它呈方形。
    20. The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends.
      社会民主党誓言要将该议案拖到本次议会会议结束之后。
    21. The dance ends at sunset.
      舞会在日落时分结束。
    22. The ends of the net pass through a wooden bar at each end
      网的两端各穿过一根木棒。
    23. He tied the ends of the plastic bag together
      他把塑料袋的两头系在了一起。
    24. Pull the elastic tight and knot the ends.
      把橡皮筋拽紧,两头打上结。
    25. Round one ends, to a tumult of whistles, screams and shouts.
      第一局比赛结束了,口哨声、尖叫声与呼喊声一片喧哗。
    26. He looks very ill; he must have burnt the candle at both ends.
      他看上去病得很厉害,一定是劳累过度了。
    27. The shuttle often got stuck, causing a lot of broken ends.
      梭子常常卡住,造成大量断头。
    28. Last month he couldn't make ends meet.
      上个月他钱花涨了。
    29. Don't confound the means with the ends.
      不要混淆手段与目的。
    30. I figured that we could make both ends meet this month.
      我盘算了一下,这个月的收支相抵。