英汉词典

end 基本解释

• n. 结束；目标；尽头；末端；死亡
• vi. 结束，终止；终结
• vt. 结束，终止；终结
• n. (End)人名；(英、德)恩德

end 词态变化

end 中文词源

来自PIE*ant, 相反，相对，词源同前缀anti-. 即终端，分开点。

end 英文词源

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end: [OE] End is an ancient word, that has been traced back to an Indo-European *antjó. This also produced Sanskrit ántas ‘end’, as well as Latin ante ‘before’ and Greek anti ‘opposite’. Its Germanic descendant was *andja, from which came Gothic andeis, German ende, Dutch einde, Swedish ända, and English end.

end (n.)

Old English ende "end, conclusion, boundary, district, species, class," from Proto-Germanic *andja (cognates: Old Frisian enda, Old Dutch ende, Dutch einde, Old Norse endir "end;" Old High German enti "top, forehead, end," German Ende, Gothic andeis "end"), originally "the opposite side," from PIE *antjo "end, boundary," from root *ant- "opposite, in front of, before" (see ante).

Worldly wealth he cared not for, desiring onely to make both ends meet. [Thomas Fuller, "The History of the Worthies of England," 1662]

Original sense of "outermost part" is obsolete except in phrase ends of the earth. Sense of "destruction, death" was in Old English. Meaning "division or quarter of a town" was in Old English. The end "the last straw, the limit" (in a disparaging sense) is from 1929. The end-man in minstrel troupes was one of the two at the ends of the semicircle of performers, who told funny stories and cracked jokes with the middle-man. U.S. football end zone is from 1909 (end for "side of the field occupied by one team" is from 1851). The noun phrase end-run is attested from 1893 in U.S. football; extended to military tactics by 1940. End time in reference to the end of the world is from 1917. To end it all "commit suicide" is attested by 1911. Be-all and end-all is from Shakespeare ("Macbeth" I.vii.5).

end (v.)

Old English endian "to end, finish, abolish, destroy; come to an end, die," from the source of end (n.). Related: Ended; ending.

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end 英文释义

1. either extremity of something that has length;

"the end of the pier"

"she knotted the end of the thread"

"they rode to the end of the line"

2. the point in time at which something ends;

"the end of the year"

"the ending of warranty period"

3. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence;

"the end was exciting"

"I had to miss the last of the movie"

4. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it;

"the ends justify the means"

5. a final part or section;

"we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"

"Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"

6. a final state;

"he came to a bad end"

"the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

7. the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object;

"one end of the box was marked `This side up'"

8. (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage;

"the end managed to hold onto the pass"

9. one of two places from which people are communicating to each other;

"the phone rang at the other end"

"both ends wrote at the same time"

10. a boundary marking the extremities of something;

"the end of town"

11. the part you are expected to play;

"he held up his end"

12. the last section of a communication;

"in conclusion I want to say..."

13. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

14. a position on the line of scrimmage;

"no one wanted to play end"

end 同义词解析

aim, goal, purpose, end, target, object, objective

这些名词均有"目标，目的"之意。

aim：从本义"靶子"引申而来，侧重比较具体而明确的目标，但常指短期目标。

goal：指经过考虑和选择，需经坚持不懈的努力奋斗才能达到的最终目标。

purpose：普通用词，既指以坚决、审慎的行动去达到的目的，又指心中渴望要实际的目标。

end：指心目中怀着的某种目的，强调结果而非过程。较正式用词。

target：指射击的靶，军事攻击目标。引申指被攻击、批评或潮笑的目标。

object：强调个人或需求而决定的目标、目的。

objective：与object基本同义，但语义更广泛，指具体或很快能达到的目的，也可指军事目标。书面用词。

complete, finish, end, close, conclude, terminate, accomplish

这些动词均含"结束，完成"之意。

complete： 侧重指完成预定的任务或使某事完善，补足缺少的部分等。

finish： 与complete基本同义，着重圆满地结束或完成已着手的事。

end： 最普通用词，着重事情的完成。也指某种活动因达到目的而自然结束或由于某种原因而突然中止。

close： 普通用词，着重行为的终止或结束，不强调其目的。

conclude： 正式用词，多指以某事或活动达到预期目的而告终。

terminate： 强调有一个空间和时间的限度，届时必须终止。书面语用词。

accomplish： 正式用词，强调一个过程的完成；也可指依靠努力达到一定目的，或取得一定的结果。

end 双语例句

1. The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon.

那项协议使人们感到战争有望很快结束。

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2. Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.

定量供应很久以前就结束了饼干过剩的状况。

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3. He had wandered to the far end of the room.

他转到屋子的那一头。

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4. Only two go down at the end of this season.

本赛季末只有两支队伍降级。

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5. For some people, competing is the be-all and end-all of their running.

对于有些人来说，赛跑的全部意义就是竞争。

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end 实用场景例句

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。

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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。

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The police force is being manipulated for political ends...

有人为了政治目的在操纵警方。

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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。

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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。

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There was silence at the other end of the line...

电话那头没有声音。

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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。

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The journey ends in the ancient city of Marrakesh.

旅行的终点是马拉喀什古城。

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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。

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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。

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The road ended at a T-junction...

道路的尽头是一个丁字路口。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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He tapped the ends of his fingers together...

他同时轻轻地叩击着几根指尖。

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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。

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The report is expected by the end of the year...

预期年底提交报告。

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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。

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Talks have resumed to try to end the fighting...

会谈重新开始，以期结束战斗。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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His statement ended with the words: 'Pray for me.'...

他的声明以“为我祈祷”结束。

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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。

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The incident could have ended in tragedy...

这起事件本会以悲剧收场。

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The match ended in a draw...

那场比赛以平局收场。

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