| 单词 | ending |
| 释义 | ending (once / 285 pages) 1n 2n 3n WORD FAMILY ending: endings, unending+/end: ended, ending, endless, ends/ended: endedly, unended/endless: endlessly, endlessness/unending: unendingly USAGE EXAMPLESHe focused only on securing a perfect ending to an epic evening. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Dolphins: Routed 38-6 at Baltimore on Dec. 4, ending win streak. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) “To see where I started and to see where we’re ending with our last game in the Rose Bowl is surreal,” Golden said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the act of ending something Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper conclusion, termination final solution the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945 Alamoa siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico Battle of the Little Bighorna battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command abort the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed demonetisation, demonetizationending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country release, tone ending(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windupa concluding action retirementwithdrawal from your position or occupation relinquishing, relinquishmentthe act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. breakup, dissolutionthe termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) overthrowthe termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) adjournment, dissolutionthe termination of a meeting discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sackingthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) destruction, devastationthe termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists kill, killing, putting to deaththe act of terminating a life abolishment, abolitionthe act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) liquidation, settlementtermination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities drug withdrawal, withdrawalthe termination of drug taking closedown, closing, closure, shutdowntermination of operations extinction, extinguishing, quenchingthe act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning disappearance, fadegradually ceasing to be visible abortiontermination of pregnancy deactivation, defusingthe act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) discontinuance, discontinuationthe act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) consummationthe act of bringing to completion or fruition consummationthe completion of marriage by sexual intercourse superannuationthe act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) finish, finishingthe act of finishing finalisation, finalizationthe act of finalizing follow-throughcarrying some project or intention to full completion follow-throughthe act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion graduationthe successful completion of a program of study hibernationthe act of retiring into inactivity rusticationthe action of retiring to and living in the country ceding, cessionthe act of ceding handoveract of relinquishing property or authority etc discharge, release, waivera formal written statement of relinquishment splitsvilleseparation or breakup or divorce subversion, subversive activitythe act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government conge, congeean abrupt and unceremonious dismissal removaldismissal from office disasteran act that has disastrous consequences killthe destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile laying waste, ruin, ruination, ruining, wreckingdestruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined demolishing, leveling, razing, tearing downcomplete destruction of a building annihilation, obliterationdestruction by annihilating something decimationdestroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) coup de grace, deathblowthe blow that kills (usually mercifully) deaththe act of killing euthanasia, mercy killingthe act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) homicidethe killing of a human being by another human being despatch, dispatchkilling a person or animal fellthe act of felling something (as a tree) self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicidethe act of killing yourself self-destructionthe act of destroying yourself slaughterthe killing of animals (as for food) poisoningthe act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill asphyxiation, suffocationkilling by depriving of oxygen ritual killing, sacrificethe act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity electrocutionkilling by electric shock beheading, decapitationkilling by cutting off the head viatical settlement, viaticus settlementsale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder cold turkeycomplete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent plant closingact of shutting down operation of a plant bank closingact of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure layoffthe act of laying off an employee or a work force miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, stillbirtha natural loss of the products of conception induced abortiona deliberate termination of pregnancy deactivation, inactivationbreaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) honorable dischargea discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record dishonorable dischargea discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) Section Eighta discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable neutralisation, neutralization(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) disfranchisementthe discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote disinheritancethe act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit phase-outthe act or instance of a planned discontinuation prorogationdiscontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it annulment, invalidation(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) sabotagea deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged extermination, liquidationthe act of exterminating genocide, race murder, racial exterminationsystematic killing of a racial or cultural group holocaustan act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire) demolitionthe act of demolishing spoliation(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalismwillful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others dismountthe act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.) explosion, plosionthe terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics 2n the point in time at which something ends the ending of warranty period Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper end beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time the time at which something is supposed to begin middletime between the beginning and the end of a temporal period death, last the time at which life ends; continuing until dead death, demise, dyingthe time when something ends periodthe end or completion of something year-endthe end of a calendar year close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping pointthe temporal end; the concluding time cease(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end fag end, tail, tail endthe time of the last part of something last gaspthe point of death or exhaustion or completion expiration, expiry, terminationa coming to an end of a contract period limit, terminal point, terminus ad quemfinal or latest limiting point gravedeath of a person point, point in time an instant of time 3n event whose occurrence ends something 2his death marked the ending of an era Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper conclusion, finish beginning the event consisting of the start of something end, final stage, last the concluding parts of an event or occurrence final result, outcome, result, resultant, terminationsomething that results foregone conclusion, matter of coursean inevitable ending demolition, destruction, wipeoutan event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something Z, omegathe ending of a series or sequence halt, stopthe event of something ending triumph, victorya successful ending of a struggle or contest defeat, lickingan unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest end game, endgamethe final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board end game, endgamethe final stages of an extended process of negotiation homestretchthe end of an enterprise passingthe end of something denouementthe outcome of a complex sequence of events dealthe type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) decisionthe outcome of a game or contest decision(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred aftermath, consequencethe outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual just deserts, poetic justicean outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) separationthe termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) sequel, subsequencesomething that follows something else worstthe least favorable outcome annihilation, disintegrationtotal destruction eradication, obliterationthe complete destruction of every trace of something depredation, ravage(usually plural) a destructive action razing, wreckingthe event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled ruin, ruinationan event that results in destruction rack, wrackthe destruction or collapse of something wina victory (as in a race or other competition) cessation, surceasea stopping stand, standstill, tie-upan interruption of normal activity fall, pinwhen a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat independencethe successful ending of the American Revolution landslidean overwhelming electoral victory last laughultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by the saying `he laughs best who laughs last') Pyrrhic victorya victory that is won by incurring terrible losses slam, sweepwinning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge checkmatecomplete victory blowout, laugher, romp, runaway, shoo-in, walkawayan easy victory service breaka tennis game won on the opponent's service walk-in, waltzan assured victory (especially in an election) heartbreakera narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute lurcha decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) routan overwhelming defeat shutout, skunka defeat in a game where one side fails to score debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whippinga sound defeat waterlooa final crushing defeat whitewasha defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens n the last section of a communication 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper close, closing, conclusion, end anticlimax, bathos a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one epilog, epiloguea short passage added at the end of a literary work epilog, epiloguea short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play peroration(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration coda, finalethe closing section of a musical composition section, subdivision a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) n the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) I don't like words that have -ism as an ending Syn|Hypo|Hyper termination postfix, suffix an affix that is added at the end of the word inflectional ending, inflectional suffixan inflection that is added at the end of a root word morpheme minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units |
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