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  4. bring to an end

bring to an end

/brɪŋ tuː ən ɛnd/◆短语动词
结束

The meeting was brought to an end after two hours.

会议在两小时后被结束了。


正式

使某事物终止或结束

The government decided to bring the war to an end.

政府决定结束这场战争。

She brought the discussion to an end by summarizing the key points.

她通过总结重点结束了讨论。

常用于正式场合,强调主动结束某事。

搭配

bring something to an end使某事结束bring the meeting to an end结束会议bring the conflict to an end结束冲突

同义词

endterminateconcludefinishstop

反义词

beginstartinitiatecommence

相关短语

put an end to短语动词
终止某事
come to an end短语
自然结束
draw to a close短语
逐渐结束

专业提示

如何区分'bring to an end'与'put an end to'

'bring to an end'强调结束的过程或结果,通常用于正式场合;'put an end to'则更强调主动终止某事,有时带有强制意味。例如:'The government put an end to the protest.'(政府结束了抗议活动。)

黄金法则

使用场合

优先用于正式或书面语境,如法律文书、学术写作或官方声明。在口语中,可用'finish'或'stop'替代,但语气较弱。

词源

由动词'bring'(带来)和介词短语'to an end'(到结束)组成。'end'源自古英语'end',意为终点或边界。该短语在16世纪开始出现,用于正式场合表达结束某事的概念。

用法说明

1. 通常用于正式或书面语境,强调主动结束某事。 2. 后接名词或动名词,如'bring the project to an end'或'bring discussing to an end'。 3. 与'put an end to'意义相近,但'bring to an end'更强调过程的完成。

单词拆解

bring
使...发生或到达
verb
+
to an end
到结束的状态
prepositional phrase
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