end

aim, goal, purpose, end, target, object, objective

break, rest, pause, interval, recess, cease, stop, end

cease, pause, stop, halt, quit, end

• the book ends on page 364．
  该书在第364页结束。

complete, finish, end, close, conclude, terminate, accomplish

名词 end:

1. either extremity of something that has length
2. the point in time at which something ends
   同义词：ending
3. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
   同义词：last, final stage
4. 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
5. a final part or section
6. a final state
   同义词：destruction, death
7. the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
8. (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
9. one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
10. a boundary marking the extremities of something
11. the part you are expected to play
12. the last section of a communication
    同义词：conclusion, close, closing, ending
13. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
    同义词：remainder, remnant, oddment
14. a position on the line of scrimmage

动词 end:

1. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
   同义词：stop, finish, terminate, cease
2. bring to an end or halt
   同义词：terminate
3. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
   同义词：terminate
4. put an end to

1. The debate ended in uproar.
   那场争辩以大吵大闹收场。
2. The battle finally brought the war to an end.
   这一仗使这场战争终告结束。
3. They ended the party off with a song.
   他们唱支歌结束了晚会。
4. At the end of the film, the hero wept bitterly.
   在影片的结尾，主人公伤心地哭了。

end

n.（名词）
Either extremity of something that has length:
末端，梢：有长度之物品的两端：
例句：
the end of the pier.
码头末端

The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
外部、边缘或极顶；界限：
例句：
the end of town.
市镇边界

The point in time when an action, an event, or a phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion:
终结，结束：行为、事件或现象结束或终止；结论：
例句：
the end of the day.
白天结束

A result; an outcome.
结果；后果
Something toward which one strives; a goal.See Synonyms at intention
目的：朝着一个事物努力；目标参见 intention
The termination of life or existence; death:
生命或存在的终端；死亡：
例句：
.A man awaits his end/Dreading and hoping all.(William Butler Yeats)
.一个等待死期的人/惧怕一切又希望一切.(威廉·巴特勒·耶茨)

The ultimate extent; the very limit:
极限；最大限度：
例句：
the end of one`s patience.
耐心的极限

Slang The very best; the ultimate:
【俚语】 最好的境地；极好：
例句：
This pizza`s the end.
比萨饼极好

A remainder; a remnant.
残余；残留物

A share of a responsibility or obligation:
分担的责任或义务：
例句：
your end of the bargain.
你在买卖协议中所应承担的义务

A particular area of responsibility:
责任的归属：职责的某特定区域：
例句：
in charge of the business end of the campaign.
掌管竞选活动的业务职责

Football
【橄榄球】
Either of the players in the outermost position on the line of scrimmage.
边锋：位于并列争球全体前锋锋线最边缘位置的球员
The position played by such a player.
边锋位置：这样的球员所处的位置
v.（动词）
end.ed,end.ing,ends
v.tr.（及物动词）
To bring to a conclusion.
使结束，终止
To form the last or concluding part of:
终止：构成…最后或结尾部分：
例句：
the song that ended the performance.
作为演出结束的歌曲

To destroy:
破坏：
例句：
ended our hopes.
使我们的希望破灭

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To come to a finish; cease.See Synonyms at complete
逐渐停止；结束参见 complete
To die.
死亡

<习惯用语>in the end
Eventually; ultimately:
最终地；终于：
例句：
All will turn out well in the end.
一切终究都会好起来的

no end
A great deal:
大量的：
例句：
She had no end of stories to tell.
她有无数的故事可讲

来源：
Middle English ende
中古英语 ende
from Old English * see ant-
源自 古英语 *参见 ant-