2016年江西成人高考高起点英语复习同义词解析8

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2017年04月19日

摘要:  complete,close,end,finish,conclude,terminate   These verbs mean to bring or to come to a natural or proper stopping point.   这些动词都是指达到一个自然或适当的终点。   Complete suggests the final stage in bringing an undertaking to fruition:   Complete 暗指取得成功的最后一步:   &

  complete,close,end,finish,conclude,terminate

  These verbs mean to bring or to come to a natural or proper stopping point.

  这些动词都是指达到一个自然或适当的终点。

  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)。

  “我们这辈子连一件有意义的事也没完成” (莱因霍尔德。尼泊赫)。

  Close applies to the ending of something ongoing or continuing:

  Close 指正在进行的事件接近终点:

  The orchestra closed the concert with an encore.

  交响乐团在再来一次的欢呼声中结束了音乐会。

  If there is a further falloff in ticket sales,the play will close.

  如果门票销售进一步下跌,这个剧目就会停演。

  End emphasizes finality:

  End 强调结果:

  We ended the meal with fruit and cheese.

  我们最后吃的是水果和奶酪。

  “Where laws end,tyranny begins” (William Pitt)。

  “哪里没有法制,暴政就从哪里开始” (威廉姆。皮特)。