复合形式: end | endo |
ass-end (US), arse-end (UK) n | vulgar, informal (furthest part of a place) | SCSimplified Chinese 最远端 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最远处 |
ass-end (US), arse-end (UK) n | vulgar, informal (most unpleasant part of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 最令人讨厌的部分 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最让人烦的点 |
at a loose end, at loose ends adv | informal, figurative (having nothing to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 无事可做 wú shì kě zuò |
| at an end adj | (finished, over) | SCSimplified Chinese 结束 jié shù TCTraditional Chinese 結束 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 终止 jié shù,zhōng zhǐ TCTraditional Chinese 終止 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 完结 jié shù,wán jié TCTraditional Chinese 完結 |
| | Economists think the recession is at an end. |
be at loose ends (US), be at a loose end (UK) v expr | (feel unsettled or restless) | SCSimplified Chinese 焦躁不安 jiāo zào bù ān TCTraditional Chinese 焦躁不安 |
| at the end adv | (at [sth]'s conclusion) | SCSimplified Chinese 在最后 zài zuì hòu TCTraditional Chinese 在最後 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 结束时 zài zuì hòu,jié shù shí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最终 zài zuì hòu,zuì zhōng TCTraditional Chinese 最終 |
| | I haven't seen the film yet; don't tell me what happens at the end. |
| | 我还没看过这部电影,不要告诉我结局。 |
| at the end of [sth] expr | (at [sth]'s conclusion) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…的最后阶段 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在…结束时 |
| | At the end of the race, the runner fell exhausted to her knees. |
| | 比赛结束后,赛跑者精疲力尽地跪倒在地。 |
| at the end adv | (just before death) | SCSimplified Chinese 临死时 lín sǐ shí TCTraditional Chinese 臨死時 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 临死前 lín sǐ shí,lín sǐ qián |
| | At the end, she just sighed and let go of my hand. |
| | 最后,她只是叹了口气,放开了我的手。 |
| at the end of the day expr | (in the evening) | SCSimplified Chinese 傍晚时刻,一天结束的时候 bàng wǎn shí kè,yì tiān jié shù de shí hòu |
| | He went home at the end of the day. |
| | 他在傍晚时刻回家。 |
| at the end of the day expr | figurative (ultimately) | SCSimplified Chinese 最终,最后 zuì zhōng,zuì hòu TCTraditional Chinese 最終,最後 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到头来 |
| | At the end of the day, there's nothing we can do. |
| | 到头来,我们也毫无办法。 |
| at the end of the earth expr | (in a distant place) | SCSimplified Chinese 在天涯海角 zài tiān yá hǎi jiǎo |
| at the other end of the spectrum adv | (as a complete contrast) | SCSimplified Chinese 另一方面 lìng yì fāng miàn |
| | I like opera but at the other end of the spectrum I'm a punk rock fan. |
at wit's end, at your wit's end, at your wits' end adj | (upset, frustrated) | SCSimplified Chinese 茫然不知所措 |
| 备注: Both positions of the apostrophe are in use: wit's and wits'. |
| | Kathy was at her wit's end with worry when her son failed to come home from school. |
at wit's end, at your wit's end, at your wits' end adj | (unable to find a solution) | SCSimplified Chinese 束手无策,无计可施 shù shǒu wú cè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 黔驴技穷 qián lǘ jì qióng TCTraditional Chinese 黔驢技窮 |
| 备注: Both positions of the apostrophe are in use: wit's and wits'. |
| | Having spent three hours unsuccessfully trying to fix the photocopier, Dave was at his wit's end. |
| | 戴夫花了整整三个小时时间,试图修复复印机,但最后终究束手无策。 |
| back end n | (rear part) | SCSimplified Chinese 后面 hòu miàn TCTraditional Chinese 後面 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 后方 hòu miàn,hòu fāng TCTraditional Chinese 後方 |
| | He cruelly likened her appearance to the back end of a bus! |
| back end n | (software: data access layer) | SCSimplified Chinese 后端 hòu duān |
| | As a developer, Tim works on the back end of this web app. |
| back-end n as adj | (phase: final) | SCSimplified Chinese 结束的 jié shù de TCTraditional Chinese 結束的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 结尾的 jié shù de ,jié wěi de TCTraditional Chinese 結尾的 |
| back-end n as adj | (software, code: data access layer) (软件) | SCSimplified Chinese 后台的 TCTraditional Chinese 後台的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 后端的 |
| | This website depends on a back-end database. |
| back-end n as adj | (part of [sth] that is not seen) | SCSimplified Chinese 看不见的一端 |
the be-all and end-all of [sth], the be-all end-all of [sth] expr | (most important part or goal) | SCSimplified Chinese 最重要的 zuì zhòng yào de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最核心的 |
| | Helping kids to make the best of themselves should be the be-all and end-all of education. |
the be-all and end-all, the be-all end-all expr | (the very best) | SCSimplified Chinese 顶尖的 dǐng jiān de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最好的 dǐng jiān de,zuì hǎo de |
| | When it comes to books about Appalachian history, that professor's work is the be-all and end-all. |
| be-all end-all n | (most important element) | SCSimplified Chinese 重要因素 zhòng yào yīn sù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 关键点 zhòng yào yīn sù,guān jiàn diǎn TCTraditional Chinese 關鍵點 |
| | That film is the be-all end-all of the science fiction genre. |
| beginning and end n | (totality of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 始末 shǐ mò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从头到尾 shǐ mò,cóng tóu dào wěi TCTraditional Chinese 從頭到尾 |
| | That's the beginning and end of the matter, I won't discuss it further. |
| beginning of the end n | (point [sth] is doomed) | SCSimplified Chinese 结局的前兆 jié jú de qián zhào |
| | The sex scandal marked the beginning of the end for his career. |
| bell end n | vulgar, informal, UK (head of the penis) | SCSimplified Chinese 龟头 guī tóu |
bell end, bellend n | pejorative, vulgar, offensive, informal, UK (idiot, stupid person) | SCSimplified Chinese 蠢货 chǔn huò |
| bitter end n | (unpleasant conclusion) | SCSimplified Chinese 不如意的结局 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 痛苦的尽头 |
| | This battle marked the bitter end of a war that had raged for ten years. |
| bitter end n | (nautical: end of anchor chain) (航海) | SCSimplified Chinese 锚链的末端 |
| bitter end n | (end of cable or chain) | SCSimplified Chinese 索端 |
book end, bookend n | (support that keeps books in place) | SCSimplified Chinese 书立 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 书挡 shū dǎng |
| | Bob gave me a matching pair of wooden book ends as a present. |
| bottom end n | (engine: larger end of rod) (发动机) | SCSimplified Chinese 底端 |
| bring [sth] to an end⇒ vtr | (conclude, finish) | SCSimplified Chinese 结束 jié shù TCTraditional Chinese 結束 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 终结 jié shù,zhōng jié TCTraditional Chinese 終結 |
| | The conference was brought to an end in the late afternoon. |
| business end | (tools) (工具) | SCSimplified Chinese 使用的一头 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 锋利的一头 |
| butt end n | (thicker end, remainder) | SCSimplified Chinese 粗端 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 尾端 wěi duān |
| by the end adv | (before the final moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 在……结束时 zài jié shù shí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到……末为止 zài jié shù shí,dào mò wéi zhǐ |
| | By the end of the first chapter, I could guess the solution to the mystery. |
| | I'm usually exhausted by the end of the day. |
| | 在第一章结束的时候,我就能猜到谜底了。我常常在一天结束时精疲力尽。 |
close of business, end of business n | (end of the working day) | SCSimplified Chinese 停止营业 tíng zhǐ yíng yè TCTraditional Chinese 停止營業 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 营业结束 |
| come to a bitter end v expr | (end unpleasantly) | SCSimplified Chinese 落得一个痛苦结局 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以不幸告终 |
| | Their marriage came to a bitter end after he had a series of affairs. |
| come to an end v expr | (conclude) | SCSimplified Chinese 结束 jié shù TCTraditional Chinese 結束 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 终止 jié shù,zhōng zhǐ TCTraditional Chinese 終止 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 完结 jié shù,wán jié TCTraditional Chinese 完結 |
| | All good things must come to an end. |
| come to an end v expr | (be resolved) | SCSimplified Chinese 解决 jiě jué TCTraditional Chinese 解決 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 完结 jiě jué,wán jié TCTraditional Chinese 完結 |
| | With some therapy your internal conflict could finally come to an end. |
| dead end n | (road: cul-de-sac) | SCSimplified Chinese 尽头 jìn tóu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 困境 jìn tóu ,kùn jìng TCTraditional Chinese 困境 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 死路 jìn tóu ,sǐ lù |
| | The street led to a dead end so we had to turn around. |
| | 这是条死路,所以我们不得不调头。 |
| dead-end n as adj | figurative (job, etc.: with no future) | SCSimplified Chinese 无出路的,死胡同的,死路一条的 TCTraditional Chinese 無出路的 |
| | Rick hated his dead-end job. |
| dead-end street n | (road: no exit) | SCSimplified Chinese 死路 sǐ lù |
| | Don't turn there: it's a dead-end street. |
| | 别在那儿转弯,那边是死路。 |
| dog-end n | UK, informal (cigarette end) | SCSimplified Chinese 烟头 yān tóu |
draw to a close, draw to an end v expr | (finish) | SCSimplified Chinese 结束 jié shù TCTraditional Chinese 結束 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 落下帷幕 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 接近尾声 |
| | As the evening drew to a close, the orchestra played a final waltz. |
| end credits npl | (movie, TV: cast and crew list at end) | SCSimplified Chinese 演职人员表 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 制作团队表 |
| end date n | (day when [sth] finishes or closes) | SCSimplified Chinese 结束日期 |
| end in [sth] v expr | (result in) | SCSimplified Chinese 以…收场 TCTraditional Chinese 以...收場 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以…告终 yǐ … gào zhōng TCTraditional Chinese 以...告終 |
| | Chris's drunken nights out always seem to end in a fight. |
| | 克里斯的醉酒夜似乎总是以打架收场。 |
| the end justifies the means expr | (result is more important than method) | SCSimplified Chinese 为达目的不择手段 |
| end line n | (American football: field marking) (橄榄球) | SCSimplified Chinese 底线 dǐ xiàn |
| | The end line is located at the back of each end zone. |
| end of expr | UK, informal (that's the end of the discussion) | SCSimplified Chinese 结束 jié shù TCTraditional Chinese 結束 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 终结 jié shù,zhōng jié TCTraditional Chinese 終結 |
| end of life n | (product, vehicle: discontinuation) (产品、车辆) | SCSimplified Chinese 停产 TCTraditional Chinese 停產 |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun. |
end of life, end-of-life adj | (final days of terminal disease) | SCSimplified Chinese 临终的 |
| | A hospice is often the best place for end-of-life care. |
end of life, end-of-life adj | (product, vehicle: discontinued) (产品、车辆) | SCSimplified Chinese 停产的 |
| end of the month n | informal, figurative (payday) | SCSimplified Chinese 发薪日 fā xīn rì TCTraditional Chinese 發薪日 |
| | (指发工资的日子) | SCSimplified Chinese 月底 TCTraditional Chinese 月底 |
| end off vi + adv | informal (conclude, finish in a certain way) | SCSimplified Chinese 结束 jié shù TCTraditional Chinese 結束 |
end [sth] off, end off [sth] vtr + adv | informal (bring to a conclusion) | SCSimplified Chinese 结束了… TCTraditional Chinese 結束了… |
| end plate n | (mining: shorter member of set) (矿产) | SCSimplified Chinese 终板 |
| end plate n | (cell biology) (细胞膜) | SCSimplified Chinese 终板 |
end point, endpoint, end-point n | (extremity) | SCSimplified Chinese 终端 zhōng duān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 末端 zhōng duān,mò duān |
| | The end points are several hundred metres apart. |
end point, endpoint, end-point n | (where [sth] ends) | SCSimplified Chinese 终点 zhōng diǎn TCTraditional Chinese 終點 |
| | The proposed diversion alters the end point of the footpath. |
end point, endpoint, end-point n | (computing: last point of network) (计算机) | SCSimplified Chinese 端点 duān diǎn |
| end product n | (result of a process) | SCSimplified Chinese 终端产品 zhōng duān chǎn pǐn TCTraditional Chinese 終端產品 |
| | The end product of the process is a 100% organic fertilizer. |
| end result n | (product created by a process) | SCSimplified Chinese 最终产品 zuì zhōng chǎn pǐn TCTraditional Chinese 最終產品 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 成品 TCTraditional Chinese 成品 |
| | The end result of the process is a new recyclable plastic. |
| end result n | (consequence) | SCSimplified Chinese 最终结果 zuì zhōng jié guǒ TCTraditional Chinese 最終結果 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 后果 zuì zhōng jié guǒ,hòu guǒ TCTraditional Chinese 後果 |
| | The end result of a failure to follow safety procedures could be injury or death. |
| end rhyme n | (poetry: rhyme at end of a line) | SCSimplified Chinese 末尾押韵 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 尾韵 |
| end run n | (American football manoeuvre) (美式橄榄球) | SCSimplified Chinese 端线迂回进攻 |
| | The player tried to make an end run, but was tackled. |
| end run n | US, figurative (trick to bypass [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 规避 guī bì TCTraditional Chinese 規避 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打擦边球 |
| | The politician's actions were clearly an end run. |
| end stage n | (final phase) | SCSimplified Chinese 最后阶段 zuì hòu jiē duàn TCTraditional Chinese 最後階段 |
| end stage n | (final stage of terminal disease) (绝症) | SCSimplified Chinese 末期,终末期 mò qī TCTraditional Chinese 末期 |
| | When my friend was in the end stage of her cancer, they moved her to a hospice. |
| end table n | (small table at end of sofa) (置于沙发旁的小桌子) | SCSimplified Chinese 茶几 chá jī |
| | There was a small lamp and a coaster on the end table. |
| end to end adv | (in a row) | SCSimplified Chinese 从头到尾地 cóng tóu dào wěi de |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |
| | If all placed end to end, the rows of seats would stretch for 54 kilometres. |
| end-to-end adj | (from start to finish) | SCSimplified Chinese 从头到尾的 cóng tóu dào wěi de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 贯穿始终的 |
| | The match delivered end-to-end thrills, with six near-goals. |
| end-to-end adj | (continuous) | SCSimplified Chinese 接连不断的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 持续的 chí xù de TCTraditional Chinese 持續的 |
| | The movie is packed with end-to-end fight scenes. |
| end up doing [sth] v expr | (eventually have to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 最终 zuì zhōng TCTraditional Chinese 最終 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到头来 |
| | Julia turned Larry down, so he ended up going to the prom by himself. |
| | 茱莉亚拒绝了拉里,最后他只能自己一个人去参加了舞会。 |
| end up on the scrap heap v expr | informal, figurative (be discarded) | SCSimplified Chinese 被废弃 bèi fèi qì TCTraditional Chinese 被廢棄 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被作为废物抛弃 |
| end up on the scrap heap of history v expr | informal, figurative (be forgotten) | SCSimplified Chinese 被扫进历史的垃圾堆 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被历史遗忘 |
| | His well-intentioned efforts have ended up on the scrap heap of history. |
end use, end-use n | ([sth]'s purpose) | SCSimplified Chinese 最终用途 zuì zhōng yòng tú TCTraditional Chinese 最終用途 |
| end user n | (consumer) | SCSimplified Chinese 终端用户 TCTraditional Chinese 終端用戶 |
| | The end user's point of view is too often not taken on board by product designers. |
| end zone n | US (football: part of field) (足球) | SCSimplified Chinese 球门区 qiú mén qū TCTraditional Chinese 球門區 |
| end zone n | (hockey: part of rink) (曲棍球) | SCSimplified Chinese 球门区 qiú mén qū TCTraditional Chinese 球門區 |
| the end-all n | (ultimate goal) | SCSimplified Chinese 终极目标,最终目标 zuì zhōng mù biāo TCTraditional Chinese 最終目標 |
endgame, end-game, end game n | (final part of a chess game) (棋赛等的) | SCSimplified Chinese 残局,最后一节比赛,比赛将近结束的时候 cán jú,zuì hòu yì jié bǐ sài,bǐ sài jiāng jìn jié shù de shí hòu |
| | The chess master thrilled everyone with his endgame. |
| | 国际象棋大师的最后一盘棋让所有人激动不已。 |
endgame, end-game, end game n | figurative (final stage of a process) (某一过程的) | SCSimplified Chinese 尾声,最后阶段 wěi shēng,zuì hòu jiē duàn TCTraditional Chinese 最後階段 |
| | The endgame will consist of comparing this year's sales numbers to last year's. |
endpaper, also US: end paper, end leaf, end sheet, also UK: endleaf n | (paper at front or back of a book) | SCSimplified Chinese 衬页 chèn yè |
| fag end n | (last part of a cigarette) | SCSimplified Chinese 烟头 yān tóu |
the fag end of [sth], the fag-end of [sth] n | UK, figurative (last part of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 末尾 mò wěi TCTraditional Chinese 末尾 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 结尾 mò wěi ,jié wěi TCTraditional Chinese 結尾 |
| | The novel is set in London at the fag end of the 19th century. |
| fag end n | historical (unfinished end of cloth) (历史用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 布头 bù tóu |
| far end n | (furthest part, limit) | SCSimplified Chinese (两端里)远的一端 liǎng duān lǐ yuǎn de yì duān |
| | The station is situated at the far end of the village. |
fiscal year end (US), financial year end (UK) n | (close of accounting period) | SCSimplified Chinese 财政年度末 |
| for hours on end adv | (for long stretches of time) | SCSimplified Chinese 连续几小时,连续数小时 |
| | He sits there and plays computer games for hours on end. |
| for years on end adv | (for many years) | SCSimplified Chinese 好几年 hǎo jǐ nián TCTraditional Chinese 好幾年 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 许多年 hǎo jǐ nián,hǔ duō nián |
| | She searched for her lost child for years on end, but never found him. |
| from beginning to end adv | (all the way through) | SCSimplified Chinese 从头到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi TCTraditional Chinese 從頭到尾 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自始至终 cóng tóu dào wěi ,zì shǐ zhì zhōng TCTraditional Chinese 自始至終 |
| | I read the whole 400-page report from beginning to end. |
| from end to end adv | (in length) | SCSimplified Chinese 从头至尾 cóng tóu zhì wěi TCTraditional Chinese 從頭至尾 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从一端到另一端 cóng tóu zhì wěi,cóng yì duān dào lìng yì duān |
| | From end to end, an American football field is 100 yards long. |
| | 美式橄榄球场从头到尾有100码长。 |
| front end n | (foremost part) | SCSimplified Chinese 前端 qián duān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 前段 qián duān,qián duàn |
| | The front end of the car was badly damaged. |
| front-end n as adj | (relating to foremost part) | SCSimplified Chinese 前端的 qián duān de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 前部的 qián duān de,qián bù de |
| | The front-end bumper fell off when the driver hit the car in front. |