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conclude

UK //kənˈkluːd//US //kənˈkluːd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'concludere',由 'con-'(完全)和 'cludere'(关闭)组成,原意为“完全关闭”。

verb

❶ 结束或完成某事,通常指正式的活动、会议或讲话。强调最终阶段的动作。

“The chairman concluded the meeting with a summary of key points.”

(主席通过总结要点结束了会议。)

“She concluded her speech by thanking the audience.”

(她以感谢听众作为演讲的结束。)

❶ 通过推理或证据得出某个结论,表示经过思考后的判断。

“From the evidence, the detective concluded that the suspect was innocent.”

(根据证据,侦探得出结论认为嫌疑人是无辜的。)

“After analyzing the data, we concluded that the experiment was successful.”

(分析数据后,我们得出结论实验是成功的。)

同义词:finish, end, determine, infer, decide

常见短语

to conclude — 用于正式场合,表示即将结束发言或活动,相当于中文的“最后”或“总之”。

“To conclude, I would like to thank everyone for their hard work.”

(最后,我想感谢每个人的辛勤工作。)