英文里的“結(jié)束”、“完成一件事”該怎么表達(dá)，我們來看看。
1.
wind up
: to gradually end an
event or activity such as a meeting, making sure that it finishes at the right
time
例：
About 40 minutes after the interview starts, the
interviewer will signal to you to start winding up.
（面試進(jìn)行到
40
分鐘時，面試官會示意你結(jié)束談話。）
OK, just to wind up, could I summarize what
we've decided?
（好的，結(jié)束之前，我來把這次會議上做出的決議總結(jié)一下吧。）
wind up something
He was fired and the board would give him
no more time to wind up his affairs.
（他被解雇了，老板也不會再給他時間把手頭事做完。）
wind something up
Mark wanted to wind the meeting up quickly
because he had a plane to catch.
（馬克想讓會議盡快結(jié)束，因為他還要去趕飛機。）
It's time to wind things up - I have something
else to do.
（該結(jié)束了，我還有其他事。）
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2.
conclude
: to formally or
officially end a meeting, public event, speech etc. by doing one final thing
例：
When the investigation is concluded, the
results will be sent to the US Attorney's office.
（調(diào)查結(jié)束后，調(diào)查結(jié)果會送到美國聯(lián)邦檢察官辦公室。）
conclude something with something
Ralph Ellis, Managing Director, concluded
the conference with a review of the trading year.
（會議的最后，總經(jīng)理拉爾夫·艾力斯對整個財年工作做了回顧總結(jié)。）
conclude with
He concluded with an appeal to everyone to
support the campaign.
（最后，他號召大家來支持這項運動。）
Each chapter concludes with a short summary.
（每章的最后都有簡短的小結(jié)。）
conclude by doing something
She concluded by saying she was proud to be
from China.
（最后，她說為自己是中國人而感到自豪。）
I'd like to conclude by thanking everyone
who has worked so hard to make this conference possible.
（最后，我想感謝大家辛勤付出，這次會議才得以召開。）
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3.
round off
: to do something as a
way of ending an event, performance etc. in a suitable or satisfactory way
例：
round off something
To round off National Peace Week, a concert
was organized in the park.
（國家和平周的最后一天，公園里舉辦了一場音樂會。）
round off something with something
She rounded off the meal with some cheese.
（她最后還吃了點芝士，才算把一餐飯吃完。）
It was the perfect way to round off the
season.
（這樣結(jié)束這個賽季才是最完美的。）
She served us a splendid dinner, rounded
off with a marvelous orange mousse.
（她為我們準(zhǔn)備了一頓美食，最后上了個特好吃的橙子慕斯。）
They rounded off the day with a barbecue at
the beach.
（他們那天最后一個活動是在沙灘上燒烤。）
You can round off the evening with a visit
to the nightclub.
（今晚事情都做完你還可以去夜店玩玩。）
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4.
bring something to an end/to a close
: to formally finish a meeting, lesson, process etc.
例：
The committee has brought to a close one of
the longest-running Senate investigations ever.
（委員會結(jié)束了有史以來歷時最長的議院調(diào)查案。）
The trial was swiftly brought to an end.
（審判很快就結(jié)束了。）
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