conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ noun plural conclusions
plural conclusions
Learner's definition of CONCLUSION
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[count] : a final decision or judgment : an opinion or decision that is formed after a period of thought or research结论；推论；判定 -
What is your conclusion? [=what do you conclude?]你的结论是什么？
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The evidence does not support the report's conclusions.证据不支持这份报告的结论。
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The evidence points/leads to the inescapable conclusion that she was negligent.证据指向一个必然的结论，那就是她玩忽职守。
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The logical/obvious conclusion is that she was negligent.合理/明显的结论是她玩忽职守。
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What led/brought you to that conclusion?是什么原因让你得出那样的结论？
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After thinking about it, we came to the conclusion [=we decided] that we shouldn't go.考虑之后，我们得出的结论是不应该去。
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Scientists haven't yet reached a conclusion [=made a judgment/decision] on/about the causes of this illness.科学家们对这种疾病的起因尚未得出定论。
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They haven't yet arrived at a conclusion.他们尚未得出结论。
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Is it possible to draw conclusions [=make judgments] from this evidence?是否可能依据这个证据得出结论？
◊ To jump/leap to conclusions is to make judgments too quickly before knowing all the facts.匆忙下结论；贸然断定
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The evidence suggests that he's to blame, but let's be careful not to jump to conclusions. He may have a good explanation for what happened.证据表明他应负有责任，但我们还是要谨慎一点，不要贸然下结论。他对于所发生的事情也许会有一个合理解释。
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We should hear his explanation before we jump to the conclusion that he's to blame.我们应该先听听他的解释，不要过早判定他有过失。
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[count] : the last part of something : end结尾；结果；结局 —
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Many people were upset at the conclusion of the meeting. [=when the meeting concluded/ended]会议结束时许多人都感到失望。
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a satisfactory conclusion to the negotiations令人满意的谈判结果
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The conclusion of her speech contained some surprising news.她讲话的结尾部分包含一些惊人的消息。
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The strike has finally reached its conclusion. [=has finally ended]罢工终于结束了。
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At this point, his victory seems to be a foregone conclusion. [=his victory seems certain; there seems to be no doubt that he will win]此时此刻，他的胜利似乎已成定局。
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: the act of concluding or finishing something or the state of being finished完成；结束 [singular]
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in conclusion
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used to introduce the final comments at the end of a speech or a piece of writing最后，综上所述，总之（用于在发言或文章中引出最后的论述）