同义词解析（八）

    complete，close，end，finish，conclude，terminate These verbs mean to bring or to come to a natural or proper stopping point.

　　这些动词都是指达到一个自然或适当的终点。

　　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）.

　　“我们这辈子连一件有意义的事也没完成”（莱因霍尔德。尼泊赫）。

　　Close applies to the ending of something ongoing or continuing.

Close指正在进行的事件接近终点。

　　The orchestra closed the concert with an encore.交响乐团在再来一次的欢呼声中结束了音乐会。

　　If there is a further falloff in ticket sales，the play will close.

　　如果门票销售进一步下跌，这个剧目就会停演。

　　End emphasizes finality.

End强调结果。

　　We ended the meal with fruit and cheese.我们最后吃的是水果和奶酪。

　　“Where laws end，tyranny begins”（William Pitt）.

　　“哪里没有法制，暴政就从哪里开始”（威廉姆。皮特）。

　　Finish is sometimes interchangeable with complete.

Finish有时可与complete互换。