end词组,隐喻,短语

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endend[ɛnd]'end in sth 1.■to have sth as an ending or as a result以…结尾﹙或告终﹚；末端是；以…为结果:Many adverbs in English end in -ly.很多英语副词以ly结尾。His first attempt to run a marathon ended in disaster.他第一次参加马拉松比赛以惨败告终。The partnership between the two companies could all end in tears }(= have an unhappy or unpleasant result)&b{.这两家公司合伙最终可能以悲剧收场。[OBJ]failure,disaster,divorce,a draw[G]v+prep,end 'up; ,end 'up doing sth 2.■to reach or come to a particular place or situation that you did not expect or intend to be in最终处于﹙意料或意愿之外的境况等﹚；结果做了﹙意料或意愿之外的事﹚:He ended up in prison.他最终锒铛入狱。I don’t want to end up worse off than when I started.我不想结果比开始时还差。I expect I’ll end up paying, as usual.我估计到头来和往常一样还得由我付账。If you drive like that, you could end up dead ! 如果你继续这样开车，总有一天会把命都丢掉！[synonym]finish up,finish up doing sth;wind up,wind up doing sth (informal)3.■In this meaning, end up is nearly always used with either an adjective, a phrase beginning with a preposition, or doing sth. end up作此义时几乎总是与形容词、介词短语或doing sth连用。4.■Note that this phrasal verb does not mean the same as end .注意这个短语动词和end 的意思不同:Classes end at 4 p.m.课在下午4点结束。[G]v+adv ◆ v+adv+-ing