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end /end/ I. n.［c］1. 末梢；终点：He waited for me at the other end of the street.他在街的那一头等我。The longest day must have an end.［谚］最长的天也有尽头(指事物都有终结，都会转化)。The party called for an end to violence. 该党要求停止暴力行为。2. 用于习语at the end of 在…的末梢；在…的尽头(可指时间或地点)：Hand in your work at the end of the lesson.下课时把作业交来。by the end of 在…结束时；到…末为止(指时间，用完成式)：We had learned all the songs by the end of last month.到上月底，我们就全都学会了这些歌。in the end 最后；终于: But in the end he gave in. 但最终他屈服了。no end 非常；很多：It would please Granny no end if you wrote to her occasionally.如果你偶尔写信给奶奶，这会使她非常高兴。on end 不停地：She practices the violin for hours on end. 她不停地连续几个小时练习小提琴。 ‖II.vt.& vi.结束；终止：The meeting ended at ten o’clock.会议十点钟结束。 How does the story end? 故事结局如何? end in …以…方式结束：Her first, childless marriage ended in divorce. 她的第一次婚姻没有生孩子就以离婚终结。end up意想不到的结果是：I ended up paying for everyone on the table.结果我反而为桌上的所有人付了款。Illegally imported reptiles such as snakes and crocodiles often end up as shoes, belts and handbags.非法进口的爬行类动物像蛇和鳄鱼最终成了鞋子、皮带和手提包。

［辨析］与finish, complete, accomplish, close, conclude和terminate辨见finish