complete,close,end,finish,conclude,terminate
These verbs mean to bring or to come to a natural or proper stopping point.
這些動(dòng)詞都是指達(dá)到一個(gè)自然或適當(dāng)?shù)慕K點(diǎn)。
Complete suggests the final stage in bringing an undertaking to fruition:
Complete 暗指取得成功的最后一步:
“Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime” (Reinhold Niebuhr)。
“我們這輩子連一件有意義的事也沒(méi)完成” (萊因霍爾德。尼泊赫)。
Close applies to the ending of something ongoing or continuing:
Close 指正在進(jìn)行的事件接近終點(diǎn):
The orchestra closed the concert with an encore.
交響樂(lè)團(tuán)在再來(lái)一次的歡呼聲中結(jié)束了音樂(lè)會(huì)。
If there is a further falloff in ticket sales,the play will close.
如果門票銷售進(jìn)一步下跌,這個(gè)劇目就會(huì)停演。
End emphasizes finality:
End 強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)果:
We ended the meal with fruit and cheese.
我們最后吃的是水果和奶酪。
“Where laws end,tyranny begins” (William Pitt)。
“哪里沒(méi)有法制,暴政就從哪里開(kāi)始” (威廉姆。皮特)。