end /ɛnd/ CET4

• 1. 

  N-SING 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. 结尾

  例：

  The report is expected by the end of the year.

  这份报告预期年底前出台。

  例：

  ...families who settled in the region at the end of the 17th century.

  …于17世纪末定居该地区的家庭。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT 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. 结束

  例：

  The government today called for an end to the violence.

  政府今天呼吁结束暴力。

  例：

  I was worried she would walk out or bring the interview to an end.

  我担心她会突然退席或者终止采访。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT The two ends of something long and narrow are the two points or parts of it that are farthest away from each other. 末端

  例：

  The company is planning to place surveillance equipment at both ends of the tunnel.

  该公司计划在隧道的两端安装监视设备。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT 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. 末梢

  例：

  He tapped the ends of his fingers together.

  他用手指尖相互轻叩。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT 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. (天平等的) 任一端

  例：

  At the other end of the social scale was the grocer.

  处于社会阶层另一端的是杂货商。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT 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. 两地之一

  例：

  When he answered the phone, Fred was at the other end.

  当他接起电话，电话那头是弗雷德。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT If you refer to a particular end of a project or piece of work, you mean a part or aspect of it, such as a part of it that is done by a particular person or in a particular place. (项目、工作的) 部分 [口语]

  例：

  You take care of your end, kid, I'll take care of mine.

  你管好你那块儿，年轻人，我会管好我这块儿。

• 8. 

  N-COUNT An end is the purpose for which something is done or toward which you are working. 目的

  例：

  The police force is being manipulated for political ends.

  警察机关正被操控用以达到政治目的。

• 9. 

  PHRASE If something is at an end, it has finished and will not continue. 结束了

  例：

  The recession is definitely at an end.

  萧条期肯定是要结束了。

• 10. 

  PHRASE If something comes to an end, it stops. 终止

  例：

  The cold war came to an end.

  冷战终止。

• 11. 

  PHRASE 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. 最终; 到头来 [非正式]

  例：

  At the end of the day it's up to them to decide.

  到头来，还得由他们决定。

• 12. 

  PHRASE 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. 最终

  例：

  I toyed with the idea of calling the police, but in the end I didn't.

  我不经意地想过要报警，但最终没有。

• 13. 

  PHRASE If you find it difficult to make ends meet, you cannot manage very well financially because you hardly have enough money for the things you need. 糊口

  例：

  With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.

  靠贝蒂的工资，他们简直无法糊口。

• 14. 

  PHRASE No end means a lot. 许多 [非正式]

  例：

  Teachers inform me that Todd's behaviour has improved no end.

  老师们告诉我托德的行为改善了许多。

• 15. 

  PHRASE 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. 连续地

  例：

  He is a wonderful companion and we can talk for hours on end.

  他是个极好的伙伴，我们可以连续谈上几个小时。

• 16. 

  PHRASE 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. 竖着

  例：

  Wet books should be placed on end with their pages kept apart.

  弄湿的书应该竖着放置，书页分开。

• 17. 

  PHRASE To put an end to something means to cause it to stop. 使某事终止

  例：

  Only a political solution could put an end to the violence.

  只有一个政治的解决方式才能终止暴力。

• 18. 

  PHRASE If a process or person has reached the end of the road, they are unable to progress any further. 穷途末路

  例：

  Given the results of the vote, is this the end of the road for the hardliners in Congress?

  就投票的结果来看，国会里的强硬派是不是已经走到尽头了？

• 19. 

  PHRASE 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. 天塌不下来

  例：

  Obviously I'd be disappointed if we don't make it, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.

  显然，如果我们不能成功我会失望的，但天不会塌下来。

• 20. 

  the end of your tether →see tether

• 21. 

  to make your hair stand on end →see hair

• 22. 

  to be on the receiving end →see receive

• 23. 

  to get the wrong end of the stick →see stick