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| /kənˈkluːʒn/ |
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| 1 | C something you decide is true after thinking about it carefully and looking at all the evidence 结论 |
| +that Her conclusion was that the situation would never improve. 她的结论是情况将永远不会好转。 |
| come to a conclusion Rachel was coming to the conclusion that Leif was only interested in himself. 雷切尔得出结论，认为利夫只关心自己。 |
| reach/draw a conclusion Hubble reached the conclusion that the universe was expanding. 哈勃得出结论说宇宙在不断膨胀。 |
| logical conclusion The situation becomes more complicated if his argument is taken to its logical conclusion. 如果根据他的论点得出合乎逻辑的结论，形势会变得更加复杂。 |
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| 2 | singular formal the end of something 结束 |
| The team has enjoyed a highly successful conclusion to the season. 这支球队在本赛季取得了非常圆满的结局。 |
| bring sth to a conclusion The sooner the war is brought to a satisfactory conclusion the better. 战争越快完满结束越好。 |
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| 3 | singular the process of deciding or agreeing something 议定；缔结: |
| The successful conclusion of the deal was announced at a press conference. 记者招待会上宣布了交易的成功。 |
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| - | a foregone conclusion
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| something that seems certain to happen |
| 似乎肯定会发生的事 |
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| It soon became clear that a victory for Sampras was not a foregone conclusion. 桑普拉斯并不一定会获胜，这很快就变得明朗了。 |
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| - | in conclusion
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| used in writing or formal speech for showing that the next thing you say will be the last thing you say |
| 最后；综上所述；总之 |
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| In conclusion, I would like to thank everyone who helped to make this event possible. 最后，我要感谢促成此事的每个人。 |
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| - | jump/leap to conclusions
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| to make a decision about something too quickly without knowing all the facts |
| 仓促得出结论 |
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| He saw the two of them together and jumped to the wrong conclusion. 他看见他们俩在一起就草率得出错误的结论。 |
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