end up

vb (adverb) 1. (copula) to become eventually; turn out to be: he ended up a thief. 2. (intr) to arrive, esp by a circuitous or lengthy route or process: he ended up living in New Zealand.

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end up - finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"fetch up, wind up, finish, finish up, land upact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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最后处于最终做某事

end

(end) noun1. the last or farthest part of the length of something. the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); (also adjective) We live in the end house.末端2. the finish or conclusion. the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it). 完结，结束 3. death. The soldiers met their end bravely.死亡4. an aim. What end have you in view? 目的，目标 5. a small piece left over. cigarette ends.残片 verb to bring or come to an end. The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?结束ˈending noun the end, especially of a story, poem etc. Fairy stories have happy endings.结尾ˈendless adjective1. going on for ever or for a very long time. endless arguments.无止境的2. continuous, because of having the two ends joined. an endless chain.两端接连的at a loose end with nothing to do. He went to the cinema because he was at a loose end.闲着end up1. to reach or come to an end, usually unpleasant. I knew that he would end up in prison. 最后处于（通常不愉快） 2. to do something in the end. He refused to believe her but he ended up apologizing.最终做某事in the end finally. He had to work very hard but he passed his exam in the end.最终make (both) ends meet not to get into debt. The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.使收支相抵no end (of) very much. I feel no end of a fool.非常on end1. upright; erect. Stand the table on end; The cat's fur stood on end.坚着2. continuously; without a pause. For days on end we had hardly anything to eat.连续地put an end to to cause to finish; to stop. The government put an end to public execution. 结束，终止 the end the limit (of what can be borne or tolerated). His behaviour is the end!限制

end up

1. To reach some conclusion, state, or situation due to a particular course of action. Thanks to that traffic jam, I ended up being late to the meeting. Sara has always loved to read so I'm not surprised that she ended up an English major. I really think that you and your high school sweetheart will end up together.2. To take some course of action, perhaps reluctantly. Thanks to bad weather, we ended up by leaving our beach house ahead of schedule.3. To conclude something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "end" and "up." Well, I'd say that big fight pretty much ends up our family dinner.4. To reach a particular location, often unintentionally. We wanted to go to the beach on Saturday, but because traffic was so bad, we ended up at the mall instead. When my car's engine overheated, I ended up at the mechanic instead of my big job interview.5. To be with someone, often by default. It seems that we've ended up with the most boring tour guide on the planet. He's seriously putting me to sleep.See also: end, up

end up (by) (doing something)

1. To take some course of action, perhaps reluctantly. Thanks to bad weather, we ended up by leaving our beach house ahead of schedule.2. To conclude something with a particular action. Well, as usual, our family ended up by having a big fight after Thanksgiving dinner.See also: end, up

end something up

to terminate something; to bring something to an end. He ended his vacation up by going to the beach. She ended up her speech with a poem.See also: end, up

end up

( somewhere ) and wind up( somewhere ) to finish at a certain place. If you don't get straightened out, you'll end up in jail. I fell and hurt myself, and I wound up in the hospital.See also: end, up

end up

(somewhere) and wind up (somewhere) to finish at a certain place. If you don't get straightened out, you'll end up in jail. I fell and hurt myself, and I wound up in the hospital.See also: end, up

end up

to come to an end. When will all this end up? I think that the party will have to end up about midnight.See also: end, up

end up

Arrive at, result in, finish. For example, He thought he'd end up living in the city, or We don't know how Nancy will end up. [First half of 1900s] Also see wind up. See also: end, up

end up

v.1. To bring something to a close: The manager ended up the meeting by thanking us for all of our hard work.2. To arrive somewhere, especially when not anticipated: We lost our way and ended up downtown. If you end up in our area tonight, feel free to drop in.3. To arrive in some situation or condition as a result of a course of action: If you keep going outside in this weather without shoes, you'll end up catching a cold.See also: end, up

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verb finally be or do something

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