end/end/

n.

➊ the farthest point of a place or thing

➋ the final part of a period of time, activity or story

v. (make sth) finish or stop

n. [C]

➊ 末尾；终点：[end of sth] Turn left at the end of the road. 在路的终点向左拐。

➋ 结尾，结局；末尾：[end of sth] the end of the story 故事的结尾

◇He arrived here at the end of July. 他6月末到达了这儿。

◇Return the book by the end of the month. 月末前把书归还。

v. [I; T] 结束，终止：The road ends here. 这条路到此为止。

◇[end sth¹ with sth²] The teacher ended the class with a spelling test. 老师以拼写测验结束了课堂。

◇[end with sth] The class ended with a song. 这堂课最后唱了一首歌。

◇[end by doing sth] He ended by answering the audience's questions. 他结束时回答了听众的问题。

in the end 最后，最终：He worked hard, and in the end, made a great success. 他工作勤奋，最终取得了巨大成功。

be at an end 结束：His basketball career seems to be at an end. 他的篮球事业似乎到尽头了。

end

ending

endless

音组-end/-end/

bend; end; lend; mend; send; spend

常犯错误

✓ He slowly stood up, cleared his throat, and in the end began to speak.

✓ He slowly stood up, cleared his throat, and finally began to speak. 他慢慢站了起来，清了清嗓子，然后开始讲话。

用法虽然end表示“结束”时，可用作及物动词或不及物动词，但The meeting will end with his speech. （会议最后是他的讲话。）一般不用被动语态The meeting will be ended with his speech.

辨析in the end; finally; at last

谚语All good things must come to an end. 好事都有个尽头。