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[end]

n.结束, 末端, 目标, 死亡, 部分, 终点站, 端点, 半边球场, 剩余物,残余, 过世
v.终止,结束
adj.最终的

n.[C]

1. 末端; 尽头; 最后部分, 末尾

My companion waited for me at the end of the street.

我的同伴在街道尽头等我。

2. 残片; 残余[P1]

cigarette ends

烟蒂

3. 目的; 目标

I used the scientific method to attain this end.

我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。

4. 【口】部分; 方面

I'll look after the advertising end.

我来负责广告方面的工作。

5. 死亡; 下场; 结局[S1]

He met his end in the air crash.

他在这次空难中死去。

6. 结束; 终止; 极限[S1]

There is no end to his grumbles.

他的抱怨没完没了。

vt.

1. 结束; 终止; 了结

I hoped that this might end my suffering.

我希望这会结束我的苦痛。

2. 作为……的结尾

A brass band ended the parade.

游行队伍的最后是铜管乐队。

vi.

1. 结束; 终止

The book ends in tragedy.

这本书以悲剧结尾。

2. 死

词形变化

动词过去式: ended | 动词过去分词: ended | 动词现在分词: ending | 动词第三人称单数: ends |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.vi.中断; 结束

finish  stop  terminate  close  conclude  cease  quit  discontinue  halt  result  complete  wind up  drop

n.结束; 终结

finish  conclusion  termination  close

n.限度; 终结; 结果

limit  boundary  tip  conclusion  finale  outcome  result  goal  purpose  

同义参见:

fulfilment  achievement  target  back  stub  stem  accomplishment  expire  sake  tail  terminal  close  climax  halt  product  through  abort  annihilate  fulfil  adjourn  cessation  objective  object  dissolve  dismissal  lot  pursuit  resolution  determination  destination  last  desist  tip  kill  intention  aim  death  culminate  

反义:

n.结束; 末端; 终止

beginning  start  origin

vt.vi.结束; 收场

begin  start  commence  open  originate  

反义参见:

means  

英英释义

名词 end:

either extremity of something that has length

the point in time at which something ends

同义词：ending

the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

同义词：last, final stage

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

同义词：goal

a final part or section

a final state

同义词：destruction, death

the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

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

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

a boundary marking the extremities of something

the part you are expected to play

the last section of a communication

同义词：conclusion, close, closing, ending

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

同义词：remainder, remnant, oddment

a position on the line of scrimmage

动词 end:

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

同义词：stop, finish, terminate, cease

bring to an end or halt

同义词：terminate

be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

同义词：terminate

put an end to

短语词组

come to an end

1. 结束

The meeting came to an end at last.

会议终于结束了。

end in

1. 以……为结果

The plan ended in failure.

那项计划结果失败了。

end off

1. 结束

He ended off his speech with a joke.

他以一个笑话结束了讲话。

end up

1. 结束

You will end up in debt if you keep on spending money like that.

你要是老这样花钱, 总有一天要负债。

2. 死亡

in the end

1. 最后; 终于

Everything will be all right in the end.

最终一切都会好的。

on end

1. 竖着

The frightening noise set her hair on end.

恐怖的声音使她毛骨悚然。

2. 连续地

We studied for final exams for hours on end.

我们连续花了好几小时准备期末考。

She was bed-ridden with the mumps for weeks on end.

因为腮腺炎她接连卧床好几星期。

He worked on his novel for months on end.

他连续几个月都在写他的小说。

They danced for hours on end.

她们连续跳舞几小时。

put an end to

1. 结束

Her sudden arrival put an end to their meeting.

她的突然到来使他们的会议终止了。

to the end that

1. 为……起见

They criticized your mistakes to the end that you would not repeat them.

他们对你的错误提出批评, 以便你不再重犯。

without end

1. 不断的; 无尽的

He had trouble without end.

他的麻烦不断。

补充

endend英:[end] 美:[ɛnd]n.1.最后部分, 末尾We must fight on until the end.我们必须战斗到底。2.端, 尽头, 梢3.终止, 结局Don't give away the end of the story.别把故事结局说出来。4.〈正〉结果, 目标, 目的Do the ends justify the means?只要目的正当就可以不择手段吗?5.死去That face called up in his mind the image of his end wife.那张脸使他想起了他亡妻的形象。vt. & vi.1.结束; 终止The road ends here.此路到此为止。The strike was ended.罢工已经结束。

例句

1. the end of the holidays假期的末尾 2. The report is expected by the end of the year.年底要提交报告。 3. at the end of August在8月底 4. Mandela's 1994 election heralded the end of apartheid.曼德拉1994年的当选宣告了种族隔离制的终结。 5. The French government today called for an end to the violence.今天法国政府呼吁停止暴力行为。 6. At the end of every session he was exhausted from the effort of the exercise.每节课结束时, 他都因努力锻炼而筋疲力尽。 7. You will have the chance to ask questions at the end.在结束时你会有提问的机会。 8. I wept at the end of the book.这本书我在看到结尾的时候哭了。 9. the end of the film电影的结局 10. Hold on to the end of the rope.抓住绳子的末端。 11. There's a nice pub at the end of the road.在路的尽头有一家不错的酒吧。 12. at the other end of the table在桌子的另一端 13. The creature measures only a few centimetres from end to end.小家伙从头到尾只有几厘米长。 14. The house is approached end on, not frankly its best aspect.这所房子要从后面进入, 老实说并不是最好的朝向。 15. Mum lived one end of town and I lived the other end of town.妈妈住在镇子的一端, 而我住在另一端。 16. Sharpen a stick at both ends.把棍子的两头都削尖。 17. 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。 18. Now the government is trying another policy designed to achieve the same end.现在政府正尝试旨在达到同样效果的另一政策。 19. The police force is being manipulated for political ends.有人为了政治目的在操纵警察部门。 20. I needed to speak with Jones urgently and, to this end, I arranged a meeting.我急需和琼斯谈谈, 为此我安排了一次会面。 21. While he had originally travelled in order to study, travelling had become an end in itself.他原本是为了学习而旅行, 不过旅行本身也是一种享受。 22. You take care of your end, kid; I'll take care of mine.你管好你的事儿, 年轻人；我会管好我的。 23. 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吧。 24. The agreement has been criticized by extremist groups on both ends of the political spectrum.该协议遭到了极左翼和极右翼两大团体的批评。 25. There was silence at the other end of the line.电话那头没有声音。 26. Make sure to meet them at the other end.旅行结束时一定去接他们。 27. Soon after we had spoken to this man, he had met a violent end.我们和这个人谈话之后没多久, 他就死于非命了。 28. He walked down to the bowlers' end.他向投球区走去。 29. At the end of the day it's up to the Germans to decide.最终得由德国人来作决定。 30. Okocha beat Ashdown all ends up with a free kick.奥科查用一个任意球彻底击败了阿什当。 31. The court has passed sentence and the matter is now at an end.法庭已经作出判决, 现在这件事告一段落了。 32. She'd left school and was at a loose end, waiting for a hospital place to train as a nurse.她毕业后没事可做, 一直在等着去医院培训做护士。 33. You really are the end, man.老兄, 你真让人受不了。 34. We will fight to the bitter end to ensure our children get what is rightfully theirs.我们会斗争到底, 确保我们的孩子得到理应属于他们的东西。 35. 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。 36. The cold war came to an end.冷战结束了。 37. Their leader, Wat Tyler, came to a sticky end.他们的首领沃特·泰勒死于非命。 38. Fundraising from family and friends often comes to a sticky end because there are rarely formal arrangements.因为很少有正式的协议, 从亲朋好友处筹款经常会闹得特别不愉快。 39. Francis fined him two weeks' wages and said, 'That's the end of the matter.'弗朗西斯罚了他两个星期的工资, 然后说：“事情到此为止。” 40. Given the results of the vote, is this the end of the road for the hardliners in Congress?从选举结果来看, 这是不是国会中强硬派的末日？ 41. The show looks to be nearing the end of the road after 13 years in a West end theatre.在伦敦西区一家剧场上演13年后, 这部剧看起来快演不下去了。 42. Grief-stricken, he felt he deserved to suffer to the end of time.他极度悲痛, 觉得自己应该永远受苦。 43. a love that lasts until the end of time永恒的爱 44. Sweden seemed a desperate outpost at the ends of the earth.瑞典好像是一个位于天涯海角的极其偏远的国度。 45. I am going to go to the ends of the earth to make sure something is done about these ridiculous laws.我将不遗余力地确保这些荒谬的法律得到改进。 46. I'm not sure she believes me. She probably just thinks I've gone off the deep end.我不确定她是否相信我。她可能只是觉得我精神不正常了。 47. Benny thought the president was sincere and sensitive, but, in the end, that's not what counts.本尼认为总统为人诚恳、善解人意, 但到头来那些都没有用。 48. In the end I decided to stay at home.最后我决定待在家里。 49. The reason many people fail on diets is that they jump in at the deep end, making a complete change to their eating habits.很多人节食失败的原因是对节食一窍不通, 一下子完全改变了饮食习惯。 50. I had to keep my end up with other professors in the faculty.我得和系里其他教授一样做好自己的本职工作。 51. He had trouble keeping up his end of a technical discussion.他在参与技术讨论时总表现得不尽如人意。 52. Now that he's gone, I'm left with so many loose ends.他走了, 留给我这么多尚未完成的事。 53. With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.加上贝蒂的薪水, 他们仅能勉强维持生计。 54. He goes in search of her but meets a sticky end at the hands of her murderer.他去寻找她, 却悲惨地死在谋杀她的那个人手里。 55. Teachers inform me that Tracey's behaviour has improved no end.老师们告诉我特雷西的行为大有改善。 56. They have received no end of complaints.他们接到了许多投诉。 57. I'd be disappointed if we don't make it, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.如果我们没能成功, 我会感到失望, 但这也不会是世界末日。 58. I spend days on end in this studio.我一连几天待在这个工作室里。 59. We expect you to put an end to these terror attacks by your own people.我们希望你们能够终止由你们自己的民众发起的恐怖袭击。 60. They are campaigning to put an end to the practice of female circumcision.他们正开展运动, 力争废除女性割礼。 61. Today's announcement should at least put an end to the recent speculation.今天发布的通告应该至少能消除近来的猜测。 62. A knee injury put an end to his career.膝伤结束了他的职业生涯。 63. It's a superb job. You get thrown in at the deep end and it's all down to you.这是一份绝好的工作。你得以进入一个全新的领域, 一切都要靠自己。 64. Talks have resumed to try to end the fighting.会谈重新开始, 以期结束战争。 65. He refused to end his nine-week-old hunger strike.他拒绝终止已坚持9周的绝食抗议。 66. 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。 67. There were only three of them left when the meeting ended.他们中只有三人待到会议结束。 68. He thought the whole war would soon end.他原以为整场战争很快就会结束。 69. He took her out a couple of times before term ended.学期结束前, 他带她出去过几次。 70. the week ending 4 September截至9月4日的那一周 71. The first figure shows sales for week ending July 27.第一个数字表示截至7月27日的周销售量。 72. Shares ended 1.7 per cent firmer on the Frankfurt exchange.法兰克福交易所收盘时股票上涨了1.7%。 73. They'll probably end back on the streets.他们最后可能又会流落街头。 74. My own view is that we can have a relationship without worrying where it will end.我自己的观点是：我们可以交往, 不用担心结果如何。 75. They ended by making themselves miserable.结果是他们自找苦吃。 76. The journey ends in the ancient city of Marrakesh.旅行的终点是马拉喀什古城。 77. The road ended at a T-junction.这条路的尽头是一个丁字路口。 78. the deal to end all deals最大的一笔交易 79. the film to end all films最棒的电影 80. He grew suicidal, thinking up ways to end it all.他萌生了自杀的念头, 想出各种自我了断的办法。 81. They ended the discussion on a note of optimism.他们在乐观的调子中结束了讨论。 82. This was the battle that ended the war.正是这次战役结束了这场战争。 83. This passage ends the novel.这段是小说的结尾。 84. You just committed the blunder to end all blunders.你正好犯了一个超过所有大错的最大错误。 85. A bullet through the heart ended her.一粒子弹穿心过肺，使她一命呜呼。 86. The road ends at Rome.这条道路终止于罗马。 87. Extravagance ends in want.奢侈最终导致贫困。 88. to end up in the army最终参了军 89. to end as a happy person最后成了幸福的人 90. Two cases of cholera, one of which has ended fatally, have occurred here.这里发生过两起霍乱病例，其中一人已经死亡。 91. the end of the year.年末。 92. Mario led the race from beginning to end.马里奥赛跑时自始至终领先。 93. the party called for an end to violence.该党要求停止暴力行为。 94. one notice will be effective to bring the tenancy to an end.一则通知就能有效终止租赁。 95. you will go to church and there's an end of it.你要是去教堂，一切就解决了。 96. if she so much as makes a sound, that'll be the end of her.即使她只发出一点儿声响，那也会要了她的命。 97. the end of that man is peace.那个人的结局是安息。 98. a length of wire with a hook at the end.末端有个吊钩的一段铁丝。 99. [as modifier]the end house.位于尽头的房子。 100. an ashtray full of cigarette ends.装满了烟蒂的烟灰缸。 101. homebuyers at the lower end of the market.处于市场低端的购房者。 102. you're going to honour your end of the deal.你要执行你方的协议条件。 103. “Hello,” said a voice at the other end.“你好！”电话的另一端有人说。 104. each would use the other to further his own ends.两人会相互利用以达到各自的目的。 105. to this end, schools were set up for peasant women.为此，建了一些农家妇女学校。 106. [no obj.]when the war ended, policy changed.战争一结束，政策就发生了变化。 107. the chapter ends with a case study.这一章以一个案例分析结束。 108. [with obj.]she wanted to end the relationship.她想结束这种关系。 109. the boundary where agnosticism ends and atheism begins.不可知论告终和无神论开始的分界线。 110. the man ended by attacking a police officer.那男子最终对一个警官进行了攻击。 111. one in three marriages is now likely to end in divorce.现在有三分之一的婚姻可能最终会破裂。 112. I ended up in Eritrea.结果我到了厄立特里亚。 113. you could end up with a higher income.你最终会获得更高的收入的。 114. at the end of the day I'm responsible for what happens in the school.到头来，还是我对学校发生的事负责。 115. our patience has come to an end.我们一点儿耐心都没有了。 116. she was at the end of her patience.她简直忍无可忍。 117. you really are the end!.你真让人忍无可忍！。 118. she ended her days in London.她在伦敦度过余生。 119. this treaty will end in tears.这个协议会带来苦果。 120. if the damages award is not lowered it could be the end of the road for the publisher.若不降低损害赔偿金，那家出版公司可能就完了。 121. these individuals have reached the end of their tether. .这些人已忍无可忍（或筋疲力尽）了。 122. it's not the end of the world if we draw.即使我们打成平局也不意味着世界末日的降临。 123. seen end on, their sharp, rocky summits point like arrows.从尽头看，它们尖削的岩峰就像利箭一样耸立着。 124. slim stone tiles had been layered end on with incredible skill.细长的石瓦端端相接一层层铺开来，真是巧夺天工。 125. in the end, I saw that she was right.我终于明白她是对的。 126. a criminal court which admitted such a defence would never hear the end of it.接受这样一项辩护的刑事法庭将永远授人以话柄。 127. this cheered me up no end.这使我很高兴。 128. emotions can cause no end of problems.情感会带来无尽的问题。 129. sometimes they'll be gone for days on end.有时，他们会一去就是几天。 130. he brushed his hair, leaving a tuft standing on end.他刷了刷头发，让一束头发竖起来。 131. injury put an end to his career.受伤毁了他的前程。 132. he decided to put an end to himself.他决定自杀。 133. Utopians are ill at ease at the sharp end of politics.空想社会主义者在政治的关键时刻感到局促不安。 134. businessmen are at the sharp end of the recession.商人饱受（经济）衰退之苦。 135. she is going to throw a party to end all parties.她将举办一次最出色的聚会。 136. a war without end.一场无休止的战争。 137. He promised to give me an answer by the end of the week.他答应在周末之前给我一个答复。 138. She couldn't wait to hear the end of the story.她急于知道故事的结局。 139. They were prepared to do anything to achieve their ends.为了达到目的，他们可以不择手段。 140. a cigarette end香烟头 141. Her career is at an end.她的事业完了。 142. At the end of the day, you have to make the decision yourself.到头来，你还得自己下决定。 143. His stay in England was coming to an end.他的英国之行快要结束。 144. They put the tables end to end.他们把桌子一张挨着一张地拼起来。 145. He wanted to get home early but in the end it was midnight before he left.他本来想早些到家，可是他离开的时候已经过了午夜。 146. It's hard for us to make ends meet.我们要维持生计都很困难。 147. She has given us no end of trouble.她给我们带来了说不尽的麻烦。 148. He sits and reads for hours on end.他一坐下看书就是好几个小时。 149. The road ends here.路在这儿到了尽头了。 150. How does this story end?这故事是怎么结尾的？ 151. The match ended in a draw.这场比赛打成平手。 152. I think we'd better end this conversation now.依我看，我们还是别谈下去的好。 153. We got lost and ended up in the centre of town.我们迷了路，结果到了市中心。 154. She had always wanted to be a writer but ended up as a teacher.她一直想当作家，但最后却成为教师。 155. There was nothing to eat at home so we ended up getting a takeaway.家里没有吃的，我们只好去买了一份外卖食物。 156. The report is due at/by the end of the month.报告最迟本月底交。 157. She interviewed several players at the end of the game.她在比赛结束后采访了几名球员。 158. There is no end [=limit] to their generosity. [=they are extremely generous]他们极其慷慨。 159. I'm at the end of my patience. = I've reached the end of my patience. [=I can no longer be patient; I have run out of patience]我已经忍无可忍了。 160. "I liked most of the book, but I didn't like the end. [=ending]"我喜欢这本书的大部分内容，但我不喜欢它的结局。 161. He read the book from beginning to end [=he read the entire book] in one day.他用了一天时间读完了整本书。 162. The restaurant is in the north end of the city.那家餐馆在城市北端。 163. We biked from one end of the island to the other.我们骑车从岛的一端走到另一端。 164. The house is at the end of the road.房子在路的尽头。 165. They live at opposite ends of town.他们住在城市的两端。 166. He left the car at the far end [=most distant part] of the parking lot.他把车停在停车场的最里头。 167. the deep/shallow end of a swimming pool游泳池的深水区/浅水区 168. She drove the end of the stake into the ground.她把标桩的一端插入土中。 169. The car's front/rear/back end was damaged.汽车的前端/尾端/后端被毁坏了。 170. One end of the rope was tangled.绳子的一端打了结。 171. Smoke curled off the end of the cigarette.青烟从香烟的一端盘旋升起。 172. The hose is leaking at both ends.软管的两端都漏了。 173. the pointed end of the knife刀的尖端 174. The car was in the high/low end of the price range.这款车的价位在价格区间的高点/低点。 175. The candidates represent opposite ends of the political spectrum.这些候选人分别代表着政治光谱中的两个极端。 176. The resort attracts tourists from the upper end of the social scale.这个度假胜地吸引了来自上层社会的游客。 177. The agency's goal is the end of world hunger.这个机构的目标是消除世界饥饿。 178. The treaty marked the end of the war.这个条约标志着战争的结束。 179. His death marks the end of an era.他的去世标志着一个时代的结束。 180. The battle was at an end. [=over]战斗结束了。 181. We would like to see this matter at an end.我们希望看到这件事结束。 182. She brought the concert to an end with a piano solo.她以钢琴独奏结束了音乐会。 183. Negotiations brought an end to the conflict.谈判结束了冲突。 184. They promise to put an end to unfair policies.他们承诺终止不平等政策。 185. The new mayor vowed to put an end to the violence.新市长发誓要制止暴力。 186. After three weeks the strike finally came to an end.三个星期后罢工终于结束了。 187. Summer always seems to come to an end much too quickly.夏天似乎总是匆匆而过。 188. The curtain fell as the play came to an end.当演出结束时，大幕徐徐落下。 189. There is no end in sight to this heat wave.热浪的结束遥遥无期。 190. Prices continue to go up with no end in sight.价格持续走高，看不到尽头。 191. He came to a tragic end [=he died] in a freak accident.他悲惨地死于一场离奇的事故。 192. The doctors told her that the end was near. [=that she would die soon]医生告诉她，她将不久于人世。 193. He met his end [=he died] in the icy water.他死于冰冷的水中。 194. She met an untimely end.她英年早逝。 195. Our ultimate end [=aim] in sponsoring the event is to raise money for charity.我们发起这项活动的最终目标是筹集善款。 196. corrupt leaders who use their power for their own ends以权谋私的腐败的领导人 197. There are several ways to achieve/accomplish the same end.完成同一目标有几种方法。 198. "She started exercising for her health, but she enjoyed it so much that exercising became an end in itself."她一开始是为了健康而参加锻炼，但后来非常享受此过程，就单纯地为运动而运动。 199. "For him, taking classes was an end in itself."对他来说，上课本身就是一件乐事，不带任何其他目的。 200. They believe that the end justifies the means and will do anything to get their candidate elected.他们认为，目的正确就无须在乎手段，所以他们会用尽一切办法让其候选人当选。 201. She is in the creative end of the business.她负责业务的开拓创新。 202. It's important to know what's going on in all ends of a business.熟知企业各个方面的情况是重要的。 203. Let me know if you have any problems at your end.如果你负责的那部分有任何问题，请让我知道。 204. He promised to keep up his end of the agreement. [=he promised to do what he had agreed to do]他承诺完成协议中他应该履行的部分。 205. You can count on her to hold up her end. [=to do what she is supposed to do]你可以放心，她会完成她应做的那部分。 206. She picked up the phone and heard an unfamiliar voice at the other end.她拿起电话，听到线路那头一个陌生人的声音。 207. I can't hear you very well—there is a lot of noise at this end.我听不清你说的话，我这边的电话噪声太大。 208. a quilt made from bits and ends of fabric用织物碎片制成的被子 209. "It was a difficult decision, but at the end of the day, we knew we made the right choice."这是一个艰难的决定，但最终，我们知道我们做出了正确的选择。 210. If he keeps living this way he's sure to come to a bad end.如果他继续这样生活下去，他肯定不会有好下场的。 211. "According to legend, more than one person came to a bad end because of her."据传，不止一个人因为她而不得善终。 212. Put the two small tables end to end.把那两张小桌子拼起来。 213. railroad cars lined up end to end列车车厢连成一串 214. "We worked hard, and in the end [=ultimately], we achieved our goal."我们拼命工作，并最终实现了我们的目标。 215. "He thought about moving to the city, but in the end, decided to stay where he was."他曾考虑搬到城里去住，但经过深思熟虑后，还是决定留在原地。 216. "In the end, what really matters in a relationship is trust."到头来，在人际关系中最重要的还是信任。 217. We had a hard time making ends meet.我们曾有过一段勉强维持生计的困难时期。 218. It won't be the end of the world if it rains on the day of the wedding.即使是婚礼那天下雨，事情也不会糟到哪里去。 219. Losing your job does not have to be the end of the world.丢了工作也并非就是世界末日。 220. For days on end [=for many days] she didn't answer the phone.好多天以来，她一直不接电话。 221. We set the bricks on end around the garden.我们围着花园把砖块竖立着摆放。 222. His skis stood on end in the corner.他的滑雪板立在角落里。 223. A loss in the primary elections will mean the end of the road for his campaign.在初选中败北将意味着他竞选道路的终结。 224. It will be the end of the line for me unless there are some changes around here.除非还有一些变数，不然的话这就是我的尽头。 225. They reached the end of the road as a couple [=their relationship was over] a long time ago.很久以前他们的婚姻就走到了尽头。 226. He promised to love her to the end of time.他承诺爱她到永远。 227. Their heroism will be remembered until the end of time.他们的英勇无畏将永远被人们铭记。 228. It was clear from her outburst that she was at the end of her rope.她的情感爆发清楚地表明她已忍无可忍。 229. I've been dealing with their lies for too long. I'm at the end of my rope.我应付他们的谎言已经太久了，现在我已经忍无可忍。 230. He would go to the ends of the earth [=he would do anything] to please her.他愿做任何事来取悦她。 231. We will search the ends of the earth [=everywhere; for a long time] if we have to.如果有必要，我们可以走遍天涯海角去寻找。 232. It pleases me to no end [=very much] to see you so happy.看到你这么高兴，我简直太开心了。 233. We've had no end of trouble finding somewhere to live.我们想找个地方住，却遇到了无穷无尽的麻烦。 234. "We want to save the building. To this end, we have hired someone to assess its current state."我们想保护这栋大楼。为此，我们已聘请人来评估它当前的状况。 235. The meeting ended [=concluded] at noon.会议在中午结束了。 236. The line of people ended around the corner.排队的人排到了大街的拐角处。 237. The road ends at the top of the hill.这条路一直延伸到山顶。 238. As soon as school ends [=(Brit) breaks up] she'll start her summer job.学期一结束，她就开始打暑期工。 239. The demonstration ended peacefully.这次示威以和平的方式结束。 240. The meeting ended on a positive note.会议在积极的气氛中结束。 241. She started out poor but ended (up) a rich woman.她一开始很穷，但最终成了一个富有的女人。 242. They ended [=concluded] the meeting at noon.他们在中午结束了会议。 243. The allegations could end his career.这些指控可能会使他失去工作。 244. Her speech ended the convention.大会以她的演讲结束。 245. The argument ended their friendship.争论使他们的友谊破灭。 246. The company claims that its new product will be a/the computer to end all computers. [=a computer that is the ultimate or perfect computer]公司声称，其新产品将超越所有电脑，成为最完美的电脑。 247. World War I was supposed to be the war to end all wars.第一次世界大战曾被认为是结束所有战争的战争。 248. She ended her career (as) a rich woman. [=she was rich at the end of her career]她结束职业生涯时已成为富人。 249. He ended his life/days (living) in a nursing home. [=he spent the last part of his life in a nursing home]他在养老院度过了人生最后的时光。 250. The letters “ing” end the word “going.”单词going的词尾是ing。 251. A wedding scene ends the film.这部电影以婚礼场景作为结尾。 252. A marching band will end the parade.游行乐队将排在游行队伍的最后。 253. Her speech will end the convention.大会将以她的演讲结束。 254. The word ends in a suffix. [=the last part of the word is a suffix]这个词以后缀结尾。 255. The knife ends in a sharp point.刀子的顶端是刀尖。 256. Their marriage ended in divorce.他们的婚姻以离婚收场。 257. The race ended in a tie.这场比赛以平局结束。 258. The demonstration ended in chaos.游行示威最后变成了一场混乱。 259. The book ended up in the trash.这本书最后被扔进了垃圾桶。 260. He didn't want to end up [=wind up] like his father.他不想最终落得像父亲那样的结局。 261. She ended up rich. = She ended up a rich woman.她后来变得很富有。 262. He ended up (living) in a nursing home.他最后在疗养院度过了余生。 263. The movie we wanted to see was sold out so we ended up seeing a different one.我们想看的那部电影票已卖完，所以我们最终看了场别的。 264. The film ends with a wedding scene. [=the last part of the film is a wedding scene]这部电影以婚礼场景作为结尾。 265. The convention will end with her speech.大会将以她的演讲结束。 266. The parade will end with a marching band.游行乐队将排在游行队伍的最后。 267. She will end the convention with her speech. [=the convention will be over after her speech]她将以演讲结束此次大会。 268. He ended the concert with one of his new songs.他以一首新歌结束了这场演唱会。 269. He tried to end his life by taking an overdose of pills.他曾试图服用过量药片来结束自己的生命。 270. She thought about ending it all after her baby died.她的小宝贝死去之后，她曾想到过自杀。 271. the end product/result of a process一道工序的成品/最终结果 272. the end point/stage of the operation操作的终点/最后阶段