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单词 end
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noun | verb
endend1 /end/ noun 1 the last part of a period of time, event, activity, or story► end
the last part of something:
  • The end of the game was really exciting.
  • I’ll know if I got the job by the end of the week.
  • There are study questions at the end of each chapter.
    • ► conclusion AWL (formal)
    the last part of something such as a play or book, or of an event, especially one that has continued for a long time:
  • At the conclusion of the meeting, we had finally reached an agreement.
    • ➔ A conclusion is also the last paragraph of an essay. In a conclusion, you often repeat the main points you have written about: In the conclusion of his essay, he again stated the reasons why the U.S. should use more solar power.
    ► ending
    the end of a story, movie, or play:
  • I love those old Hollywood movies with happy endings.
    • ► close (formal)
    the end of an activity or period of time:
  • We were coming to the close of the school year, and students were preparing for their final exams.
    • ► finish
    the end of a race:
  • The finish was very exciting because three of the runners were very close together.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see beginning, start2    2 the place where a long object ends► end
    the place or part where a long object ends:
  • She was chewing on the end of her pencil.
  • There is a fence at the end of the path to stop you from going farther.
    • ► tip
    the end of something long, narrow, and pointed:
  • Dr. Gordon felt my neck with the tips of his fingers.
    • ► point
    the sharp end of something:
  • Ben carved his name in the tree trunk, using the point of his knife.
    •  ➔ see back1
    noun | verb
    endend2 /end/ verb 1 to stop happening► end
    to come to the end of something and not happen anymore:
  • The American Civil War started in 1861 and ended in 1865.
  • The party ended about midnight.
  • The game ended with Johnson scoring a touchdown at the last minute.
    • ► finish
    to end. Finish is often used when saying what time something ends, especially an organized event such as a meeting, class, or party:
  • What time does your class finish?
  • The meeting will finish at 5:30.
    • ► stop
    to end. You use stop about things that may start happening again:
  • We waited for the rain to stop.
    • ► be over
    if an event, activity, or period of time is over, it has ended:
  • The long summer vacation was almost over.
    • ► conclude AWL
    to end. You use conclude when something happens at the end of an event, activity, etc.:
  • The Independence Day celebration concluded with fireworks.
    • ➔ GRAMMAR: Use conclude followed by a preposition such as “with,” “by,” or “on.” Don’t say: The concert concluded. Say: The concert concluded with the music from “Star Wars.” | The concert will conclude at about 9:30 p.m.
    ► expire (formal)
    if an official document expires, the period of time during which you can use it has ended:
  • My driver’s license expires in May, so I need to send in the form and get a new one.
    • ► run out (informal)
    if a legal agreement or document runs out, it ends or stops being effective:
  • My contract runs out in May, so I’m looking for another job.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see begin    2 to make someone or something stop happening► end
    to make a situation or something that is happening come to an end:
  • She told him she wanted to end their relationship.
    • ► stop
    to make someone or something end:
  • We need to stop the destruction of the rain forests.
  • I tried to stop him from running away.
    • ► put an end to
    to stop something, especially so that it never starts again:
  • The injury could put an end to her dancing career.
    • ► terminate AWL (formal)
    to end a legal agreement:
  • The management cannot terminate an employee’s contract without talking to the union.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see start1 (1) ➔ see prevent, stop1 (4)    3 to stop - used about a road or other path► end
    if something long ends, especially a road, path, railroad, or something similar, it does not go any farther:
  • The paved road ends here, and the dirt road begins.
  • The stick ends in a point and can be used like a spear.
    • ► stop (informal)
    stop means the same as end:
  • The bike lane stops after about five miles.
    • ► terminate AWL (formal)
    terminate means the same as end but is used only in official language:
  • The railroad line terminates in Seattle.
    •  ➔ see cancel for words meaning “to stop an activity or event from happening”
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