Word · Frequency #187
end
末尾；尽头；终止
the final point or part of something in space or time
- 1.
The terminal point of something in space or time.
空间或时间的终点
- 2.
A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the last character of the current line.
按下时光标移动到当前行最后一个字符的键
- 3.
either extremity of something that has length
有长度的事物的两端
- 4.
Share of joint responsibility.
共同责任的一部分
- 5.
the point in time at which something ends
某事结束的时间点
- 6.
The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
努力、活动、状态或运动的停止
- 7.
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
事件或发生的结尾部分
- 8.
The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
物体的最极端点,尤其是长于宽的物体
- 9.
Result.
结果
- 10.
A purpose, goal, or aim.
目的、目标或意图
- 11.
One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
用于描述场地一半的两个部分之一
- 12.
The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
进攻或防守线末端的位置,如紧端、分端、防守端
- 13.
A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
每队轮流投掷八块石头,每人两块的比赛阶段
- 14.
An ideal point of a graph or other complex. See End (graph theory)
图的理想点或其他复杂结构的理想点。参见图论中的终点。
- 15.
That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
剩余物；残余；碎片；废料。
- 16.
A single warp thread.
单根经纱。
端；头；末端；目的；目标；结果；结局；本分；责任；End 键；结束键
In use
The pencil has a sharp end.
At the end of the movie, everyone clapped.
The end of the story was surprising.
the end of the pier
she knotted the end of the thread
they rode to the end of the line
the end of the year
the ending of warranty period
the end was exciting
Connections
Collocations
- at the end of
- 在…尽头；在…结束时
- There's a small shop at the end of the street.街道尽头有一家小商店。
- come to an end
- 结束；告终
- The meeting finally came to an end.会议终于结束了。
- put an end to
- 终止；制止
- The new law put an end to the illegal practice.新法律终止了这种非法做法。
- in the end
- 最终；最后
- In the end, we decided to walk.最后，我们决定步行。
- end to end
- 首尾相接；端对端
- The boats were lined up end to end.船只首尾相接排成一行。
- a means to an end
- 达到目的的手段
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象赛道尽头立着一块歪斜的终点牌，字母e像门柱，n和d像路标，看到end就知道到头了。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday conversation、general writing、formal writing end 作名词时含义较多，语域随具体义项变化：表示“末尾/尽头”等基本义时，口语和书面语中都比较常见；表示“目的/目标”的用法则多用于正式或书面语境。整体语域为混合。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与 of 连用，指时间或空间的末端。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均与 end 押韵（重读元音 /ɛ/ + 尾音 /nd/）。注意：以 en- 开头的拼写相似词如 enter /ˈɛntər/、enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ 发音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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