end
noun uk/end/ us/end/
(LAST POINT)
A2 [ C ]末端，尽头
the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from the centre
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？
A1 [ C ]最后部分，末尾
the final part of something such as a period of time, activity, or story
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。
[ S ]辞世，过世，亡故
polite word for death
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。
[ C ]半边球场
either of the two halves of the field in some sports
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。
[ C ]（美式橄榄球队的）边锋
one of the two players in American football who begin play furthest from the ball
bring something to an endC1 使…结束
to make something finish
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。
in the endB1 最后，终于
finally, after something has been thought about or discussed a lot
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。
for hours, days, etc. on endB2 连续数小时／几天（等等）
for hours, days, etc. without stopping
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。
come to an endB2 完结，结束
to finish
Everyone wishes the war would come to an end soon. 每个人都希望战争尽快结束。
- More examples
- Her office is at the end of the corridor.
- Diplomacy has so far failed to bring an end to the fighting.
- Where is the nozzle thing that you attach to the end of this tube?
- The book has exercises at the end of every chapter.
(SMALL PART)
[ C ]剩余物；残余
a small part of something that is left after most of it has been used
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。
(AIM)
[ C ]目的；目标
an aim, intention, or purpose
Do you have a particular end in mind? 你心中有没有一个明确的目标？
to this end 为了这个目的；为此
in order to achieve this aim
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。
(TYPE OF ACTIVITY)
[ S ] informal（和某类活动或人相关的）部分，方面
the parts of a task or process connected with one particular type of activity or person
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。
someone's end of the bargain, deal, etc. （某人）份內的事情；（某人的）职责范围
the area of activity for which someone is responsible
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。
Idioms More idioms
at the end of the dayidiom 最终;到头来;不管怎么说
something that you say before you give the most important fact of a situation
Of course I'll listen to what she has to say but at the end of the day, it's my decision. 当然她要说什么我也会听，但最终还是我来作决定。
at the end of your tetheridiom C2 mainly UK (US usually at the end of your rope)筋疲力尽;一筹莫展
having no strength or patience left
By six o'clock after a busy day I'm at the end of my tether. 忙碌了一天后，到6点钟时我已筋疲力尽了。
the end justifies the meansidiom saying 为达目的，不择手段
said about a situation in which the final aim is so important that any way of achieving it is acceptable
end ofidiom slang 已成定局;没有商量的余地
something you say to tell someone that you have made a final decision and you do not want to talk about it any more
You're not going out tonight - end of! 你今晚不准出去，这事没有商量的余地！
end of storyidiom informal 情况就是这样;就这么办
something you say when you think that the opinion you have just expressed about something is correct and that there is no other way of thinking about it
This woman is innocent - end of story. 这个女人是无辜的——情况就是如此。
the end of the line/roadidiom （过程或活动的）尽头；穷途末路
the point at w#hich it is no longer possible to continue with a process or activity
We've struggled on for as long as we could, but now we're at the end of the line. 我们一直在尽己所能勉力维持，但是现在我们是山穷水尽了。
When the bank refused to lend us any more money we realized we'd reached the end of the road. 当银行拒绝再给我们贷款的时候，我们意识到已经走投无路了。
get/have your end awayidiom UK informal 性交
If a man gets his end away, he has sex.
Did you get your end away last night, then? 那你们昨晚上床了吗？
keep/hold your end upidiom 坚持；不泄气
to continue to deal with difficulties bravely and successfully
make ends meetidiom C1 (Indian English make both ends meet)使收支相抵；勉强维持生计
to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
no endidiom 非常
very much
It would please Granny no end if you wrote to her occasionally. 如果你能不时给奶奶写封信，她会非常高兴的。
no end of somethingidiom B2 大量;许多
a lot of
If you don't want the job, there's no end of people willing to take your place. 如果你不想做这份工作了，不知会有多少人巴不得要顶替你的位置呢。
not be the end of the worldidiom informalC2 天还不会塌下来，还没到世界末日
If something is not the end of the world, it will not cause very serious problems.
I'm really hoping to win, but it won't be the end of the world if I don't. 我很希望能赢，但即使输了也没有什么大不了的。
put an end to somethingidiom B2 使终止;毁掉;消灭
to make something stop happening or existing
How can we put an end to the fighting? 我们怎样才能制止这场打斗呢？
end
verb [ I or T ] uk/end/ us/end/
A2 （使）结束;（使）停止
to finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop
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。
- More examples
- Eventually, the two girls agreed to end their quarrel.
- This was her final professional match, and she wanted to end her career in a blaze of glory.
- Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce.
- The president ended his visit by laying a wreath at the war memorial.
- In Britain, the spring term starts in January and ends just before Easter.
Idioms
end it (all)idiom usually humorous 自杀;一了百了
to kill yourself
And if this doesn't work, I'm just going to end it all. 要是这个行不通，我就不活了。
it'll (all) end in tearsidiom UK悲剧告终，不会有好结局
something that you say that means something will end badly and the people involved will be upset
She only met him in May and they were married by July. It'll end in tears, you'll see. 她五月才认识他，然后他们七月就结婚了。这不会有好结果的，你等着瞧吧。
Phrasal verb
end upB1 最后处于;最后成为;以…告终
to finally be in a particular place or situation
They're travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow. 他们正乘火车穿越欧洲旅行，最后一站计划是莫斯科。
Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food. 这块肉最后可能大部分得喂狗。
[ L ] She'll end up penniless if she continues to spend like that. 如果她继续这样挥霍，最后会落个不名一文的。
[ + -ing verb ] After working her way around the world, she ended up teaching English as a foreign language. 靠打工游遍世界后，她最后做了教师，教外国人学英语。