n (1) 端點(diǎn)，盡頭，末梢(尾，端) (last part; farthest or furthermost limit of the length of sth) [C]：the～of the line/the pencil/the road/the rope/ the table 線梢/鉛筆尖/路的盡頭/繩子的一端/桌子的邊緣; the other～of the globe 地球的另一邊; the～s of the world/a barrel 天南地北/桶面桶底; on the～of his nose 在他的鼻子尖上;The path soon came to an～. 小路很快就到了盡頭。at the～of a street/a queue 在大街的盡頭/隊(duì)尾; at both/opposite～s of a room /a table 在房間的兩頭/桌子相對(duì)的兩邊; go from one～of a country (city) to another 從一個(gè)國(guó)家(城市)的這一邊走到另一邊; the north/south～of the city 城市的北邊/南邊; Put the tables～to～. 將桌子一張接一張地?cái)[在一起。 We live at the～house over there. 我們住在那邊最后的那所房子里。〖同〗 extremity，terminus，edge，limit，boundary，border;
?(2) 末(結(jié))尾，結(jié)束，完結(jié) (finish or conclusion of sth) [C]：at the～of the day/the year/the century 在一天/一年/一個(gè)世紀(jì)結(jié)束時(shí);by the～of the year 到年底為止; The talk has come to an～. 談話結(jié)束了。the～of a book/a letter 書的結(jié)局/信尾; The affair is at an～. 事情已經(jīng)結(jié)束。at the～of one's forbearance/one's patience/one's strength 忍耐力/耐心/力量到了極限; stay at the concert to the very～一直待到音樂會(huì)結(jié)束; love sb till the～of time 愛某人永不變心; regret an error to the～of one's day 對(duì)某個(gè)錯(cuò)誤抱憾終身; There is no～to learning/to progress/to his trouble. 學(xué)無止境/不斷進(jìn)步/他的麻煩無休無止?！纪絚lose，conclusion，ending，finish，termination; 〖反〗 beginning，start;
?(3) 殘片(屑，余) (small piece that remains; fragment)[C]：cigarette/candle/fabric～s 煙蒂/蠟燭頭/布頭; This～of cloth is enough for a dress. 這塊零布頭足夠做一件連衣裙。〖同〗 remainder，leftover，fragment;
?(4) 死亡，毀滅 (death or ruin)[C] (fml)：meet one's～bravely/calmly 勇敢地/冷靜地面對(duì)死亡; come to an untimely～早喪; meet a violent～暴死; The old man's～was peaceful.老人死得很安詳。The～came suddenly for his grandma. 他的祖母死得很突然。be nearing one's～日益臨近死亡; the～of civilization 文明的毀滅〖同〗 extinction，extermination，destruction，termination，ruin，death;〖反〗birth;
?(5) 目的(標(biāo)) (purpose or aim;goal)[C]：do anything to achieve/to gain/to reach/to win one's～s 不惜一切達(dá)到目的;to/for this/that～為了這個(gè)/那個(gè)目的; To what～are you working so hard? 你為什么如此努力工作? means and～s 手段及目的; a means to an～達(dá)到某種目的的一種手段; use political，economical and financial pressures towards that～為達(dá)到那個(gè)目的而使用政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)和財(cái)政壓力; with an～in view 懷有某種目的; What～do you have in view? 你懷有什么目的? The happiness of the people is the～of the government. 為人民謀幸福是政府的宗旨。〖同〗 aim，goal，purpose，intention，design;
?(6) 工作(生意)的一部分(part of a business or work) [C]：do one's～of the job well 將某人的那部分工作做好; the marketing～of the business 生意中的銷售工作;
?(be) at an end 結(jié)束：The war/money/our friendship was at an～. 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)結(jié)束了/錢花完了/我們之間的友誼結(jié)束了。
?at a loose end/at loose ends 無事可做; 無固定職業(yè); 不知該做什么：I am at a loose～today. 我今天閑著無事。He hasn't found a job yet，so he's now at loose ～s. 他還沒有找到工作，所以現(xiàn)在無固定職業(yè)。
?be at one's wit's end 無法可想，智窮計(jì)盡：He was at his wit's ～to find enough food for his children. 他無法為自己的孩子弄到足夠的食物。
?at the end of one's resources/one's rope/one's tether 山窮水盡; 智窮力竭： He has been unemployed for a long time and (he) is at the～of his rope/tether. 他失業(yè)很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了，已經(jīng)到了山窮水盡的地步。
?bring sth/come/draw to an end 結(jié)束，完了：As there was no further business，he brought the meeting to an～. 因?yàn)闆]有其他的事情了，他結(jié)束了會(huì)議。The holidays came/drew to an～. 假期結(jié)束了。
?burn the candle at both ends 操勞過度：He works 12 hours a day; he is burning the candle at both～s. 他每天工作12個(gè)小時(shí)，真是不要命了。
?come to ... end 有 …… 的結(jié)果(局)：If you continue like that，you will come to a bad/a sticky/a miserable/no good～. 如果你繼續(xù)那樣做的話，你決不會(huì)有好下場(chǎng)。
?in the end 最后(終)，結(jié)果：In the～， he agreed. 最后他同意了。
?make an end of sth 結(jié)束：make an～of the trouble/the quarrel 結(jié)束麻煩/爭(zhēng)吵;
?make (both，two) ends meet 使收支相抵，量入為出：have trouble/great difficulty (in) making both～s meet 很難做到收支相抵;
?no end of 很多，大量：have/confront with/go to no～of trouble 碰到/面臨/不顧(很多)麻煩; cost no～of money 花費(fèi)大量金錢; meet no～of people 見到很多人;no～of times 無數(shù)次;
?odds and ends 零星雜物; 雜七雜八的東西：full of odds and～s 裝滿雜物;get/buy odds and～s 買雜貨;
?on end 豎著;連續(xù)地：place sth on～把某物豎著擺放; for days/weeks/miles on～一連幾天/幾星期/幾英里;
?put an end to 結(jié)束，制止：put an～to sb's life / foolish behaviour / a policy 結(jié)束某人的生命/制止愚蠢的行為/摒棄某項(xiàng)政策;
?(make/set) sb's hair stand on end (使)毛骨悚然：When he heard the terrible story，his hair stood on～. 當(dāng)他聽到那個(gè)故事時(shí)感到毛骨悚然。The strange cry made his hair stand on～. 奇怪的叫聲令他毛骨悚然。
?to the (bitter) end 到底，直到最后(死)：be brave/faithful to the (bitter)～至死英勇無比/忠心耿耿; fight/stay to the (bitter)～戰(zhàn)斗到底/呆到最后; carry sth (through) to the～將某事進(jìn)行到底;
?without end 無限(盡)的，沒完沒了的：troubles without～無盡的煩惱;
?→′ending n 結(jié)局(尾); ′endless adj 無止境的，沒完的;
?v (1) (使)結(jié)束，完結(jié)，終止，結(jié)果(局) (bring or come to an end) [I，I+prep， T+n，T+n+prep]：How does the film～? 電影的結(jié)局怎么樣? How should I～off the letter? 這封信我該怎樣結(jié)尾? The play～ed with the hero's death in tragedy. 那場(chǎng)話劇以主人公悲劇性地死去而結(jié)束。That book～s on page 450. 那本書共有450頁(yè)。 ～friendship/relationship 結(jié)束友誼/關(guān)系;～the meal with coffee/the lecture with a joke 吃完飯喝些咖啡/講一個(gè)笑話結(jié)束講座; His career as a writer/the conference is～ed. 他的作家生涯/會(huì)議已經(jīng)結(jié)束了。〖同〗 conclude，cease，close，finish，halt，terminate，stop; 〖反〗 begin，start;
?(2) 毀滅，殺死 (destroy; kill) [T+n]：to～one's own life/a civilization 自殺/毀滅文明; A bullet through the heart～ed him. 子彈穿過心臟將他殺死?！纪?destroy，kill，exterminate，extinguish; 〖反〗 begin，start;
?end (up) as 最終成為：He joined the firm as a junior clerk，and～ed as a manager. 他剛到那家公司時(shí)只是一名普通職員，最后則成為經(jīng)理。
?end (up) in 終于，以……為結(jié)果：～in a fight/a victory/hospital/prison/smoke 引起戰(zhàn)斗/以勝利告終/導(dǎo)致住院/被關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄/(東西被)燒光; The road～ed in a farmhouse. 這條路在一家農(nóng)舍前終止。
?end on (信件，講話，文章等) 以……的調(diào)子結(jié)束：He～ed his letter on a cheerful/a gloomy/a hopeful note. 他的信以一種歡快/憂郁/充滿希望的調(diào)子結(jié)束。
?end off (v adv) 結(jié)束，到頭 (vt)：～off one's talk with/by telling an amusing story 用/講一個(gè)可笑的故事結(jié)束談話; The path～s off abruptly. 那條小路忽然到了頭。
?end up (v adv) 最后(有某種結(jié)局)，結(jié)束，最后(到達(dá)某處) (vi & vt)：～up dead/crying one's eyes out 以死告終/最后痛哭流涕;～up a speech/in England 結(jié)束講話/到達(dá)英格蘭(以后結(jié)束);
?end up with 以……結(jié)束：The party～ed up with a song. 聚會(huì)在歌聲中結(jié)束。We～ed the dinner with fruit. 我們的晚宴最后一道是水果。
?【辨異】 1) end與close2和finish的區(qū)別見CLOSE。2) aim 與goal和object的區(qū)別見AIM。