| 释义 |
con·clude
\kənˈklüd\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English concluden, from Latin concludere, from com- + -cludere (from claudere to shut) — more at close
transitive verb
1. : to shut up or off : enclose, confine, constrain:
a. archaic : to overcome in argument : convince, confute
b. obsolete : to bar from a course of action : preclude
c. archaic : to sum up : include, comprehend
d. : to constrain to a course of action : bind, oblige — now chiefly in legal use
2. : to reach a final determination or judgment about : make a decision about : judge, decide — now usually followed by a clause as object
< he concluded that he would wait >
3.
a. : to bring to an end : terminate
< they often conclude their meetings with song >
< concluded his speech with an appeal for unity >
b. : complete
< unable to conclude any sales — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) >
4. : to reach an agreement on : bring into effect : effect
< concluded an economic agreement >
< having concluded the bargain they went their separate ways >
5. : to reach (as an end) by reasoning : infer especially from premises
< no one should conclude another's evil deed from surface signs >
intransitive verb
1. : to come to a decision : reach a final judgment or agreement
< we concluded to wait for fair weather >
2. : to come to a close
< the meeting will probably conclude without any solution of this problem >
: end
3. obsolete : to be conclusive
Synonyms: see close, infer |