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.
交響樂團(tuán)在再來(lái)一次的歡呼聲中結(jié)束了音樂會(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)。
“哪里沒有法制，*就從哪里開始” (威廉姆。皮特)。
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.
交響樂團(tuán)在再來(lái)一次的歡呼聲中結(jié)束了音樂會(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)。
“哪里沒有法制，*就從哪里開始” (威廉姆。皮特)。