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conclude (that) ...
后面接宾语从句，常省略that
The report concludes that the economy is improving.
推断出结论
结束；终止
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结束；终止
to come to an end; to bring something to an end; to finish
The report concludes that the economy is improving.
推断出结论
结束；终止。
To end; to come to an end.
使结束；关闭；完成。
To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
导致；促成；达成。
To bring about as a result; to effect; to make.
得出结论；作出最终决定。
To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.
conclude
Base
原形
concludes
3rd person
第三人称单数
concluding
-ing
现在分词
concluded
Past
过去式
concluded
Past participle
过去分词
She concludes the meeting at 5 PM.
她在下午5点结束会议。
They concluded the deal yesterday.
他们昨天达成了协议。
The committee has concluded its investigation.
委员会已经结束了调查。
常用于正式场合，表示结束或推断。
The meeting concluded after a long discussion.
会议在长时间讨论后结束了。
From the evidence, we can conclude that he is innocent.
从证据来看，我们可以推断他是无辜的。
They concluded a peace treaty after years of war.
经过多年的战争，他们缔结了一项和平条约。
后面接宾语从句，常省略that
The report concludes that the economy is improving.
推断出结论
及物动词，直接加名词
She concluded her speech with a quote.
结束某事
不及物用法，后接with
The movie concludes with a dramatic scene.
以...结束
by后接动名词
He concluded the meeting by thanking everyone.
以做某事结束某事
Not this
I concluded to go to the party.
Use this
I concluded that I should go to the party.
汉语思维'得出结论去做某事'直接翻译，英语中conclude后接that从句或不定式表示'决定'时需调整结构。
Not this
The report concludes three sections.
Use this
The report includes three sections.
混淆conclude（结束）与include（包含），词义不同。
Not this
At the conclude of the speech, he left.
Use this
At the conclusion of the speech, he left.
误将动词conclude当名词使用，正确名词为conclusion。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
结束会议
The chairperson concluded the meeting at 5 p.m.
达成协议
The two companies concluded an agreement after long negotiations.
得出结论认为
The researchers concluded that the drug is effective.
从……推断
What can we conclude from these statistics?
以……结束
The speech concluded with a quote from Shakespeare.
以（做某事）结束
She concluded by thanking everyone for their support.
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联想“共同关闭”：con（共同）+ clude（关闭），一起关闭讨论，即结束、作结论。与include（包括）、exclude（排除）对比记忆。
通常用于正式或学术场合，表示'结束'时多用于会议、演讲等；表示'推断'时常见于逻辑推理或结论陈述。
及物和不及物动词，及物时表示‘结束’或‘推断’，常接宾语或that从句；不及物时表示‘结束’。
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