conclude
verb
uk/kənˈkluːd/us/kənˈkluːd/concludeverb(FINISH)
C1[IorT]
to end aspeech,meeting, orpieceof writing:
(以…)结束(讲话、会议、文章等)She concluded thespeechbyremindingus ofourresponsibility.她在演讲结束时提醒我们所担负的责任。
Before I conclude, I'd like tothankyou all for coming.在结束发言前,我想感谢诸位的光临。
Theconcertconcludedwitharousingchorus.音乐会以激动人心的大合唱结束。
to finish something
- finishDid you finish your homework?
- endWhat time does the concert end?
- completeHave you completed the questionnaire?
- concludeShe concluded her speech by thanking everyone who had helped her.
- polish offHe's just polished off two huge bowls of pasta.
- wind upIt's time to wind up the game now.
[T]
tocompleteanofficialagreementortask, orarrangeabusinessdeal
缔结;达成;议定- It'sdifficulttoguesswhat they will conclude from theevidence.
- Thereportconcluded that there was noevidenceofcollusivebehaviourbetween thebanks.
- Judge Keenan concluded that thesurveillancehad beenlawful.
- Themeetingconcluded with aprayer.
- Thebookconcludes with apleafor achangein thelaw.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- draw
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- stanch
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
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Accepting & agreeing
concludeverb(JUDGE)
C1[T]
tojudgeordecidesomething afterthinkingcarefullyabout it:
断定;决定;推断出;作出(结论)[+ that]Thejuryconcludedfromtheevidencethatthedefendantwasinnocent.陪审团依据证据判裁决告无罪。
Thediscussionscontinuedlate into thenight, but nothing was concluded.一直谈到深夜,可是没有作出任何决定。
Decisions and deciding
- ascription
- balance
- be make or break forsomeone/somethingidiom
- be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom
- choose
- clinch
- fight
- fish
- fix
- if/when it comes to the crunchidiom
- in the balanceidiom
- judgment call
- judicial review
- make or breaksomethingidiom
- resolution
- top-down
- toss up
- unadjudicated
- unelected
- volition