conclusion
conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ noun
plural conclusions
conclusion
/kənˈkluːʒən/
noun
plural conclusions
Learner's definition of CONCLUSION
1
[count] : a final decision or judgment : an opinion or decision that is formed after a period of thought or research结论；推论；判定
- What is your conclusion? [=what do you conclude?]你的结论是什么？
- The evidence does not support the report's conclusions.证据不支持这份报告的结论。
- The evidence points/leads to the inescapable conclusion that she was negligent.证据指向一个必然的结论，那就是她玩忽职守。
- The logical/obvious conclusion is that she was negligent.合理/明显的结论是她玩忽职守。
- What led/brought you to that conclusion?是什么原因让你得出那样的结论？
- After thinking about it, we came to the conclusion [=we decided] that we shouldn't go.考虑之后，我们得出的结论是不应该去。
- Scientists haven't yet reached a conclusion [=made a judgment/decision] on/about the causes of this illness.科学家们对这种疾病的起因尚未得出定论。
- They haven't yet arrived at a conclusion.他们尚未得出结论。
- Is it possible to draw conclusions [=make judgments] from this evidence?是否可能依据这个证据得出结论？
◊ To jump/leap to conclusions is to make judgments too quickly before knowing all the facts.匆忙下结论；贸然断定
- The evidence suggests that he's to blame, but let's be careful not to jump to conclusions. He may have a good explanation for what happened.证据表明他应负有责任，但我们还是要谨慎一点，不要贸然下结论。他对于所发生的事情也许会有一个合理解释。
- We should hear his explanation before we jump to the conclusion that he's to blame.我们应该先听听他的解释，不要过早判定他有过失。
2
[count] : the last part of something : end结尾；结果；结局 — usually singular通常用单数
- Many people were upset at the conclusion of the meeting. [=when the meeting concluded/ended]会议结束时许多人都感到失望。
- a satisfactory conclusion to the negotiations令人满意的谈判结果
- The conclusion of her speech contained some surprising news.她讲话的结尾部分包含一些惊人的消息。
- The strike has finally reached its conclusion. [=has finally ended]罢工终于结束了。
- At this point, his victory seems to be a foregone conclusion. [=his victory seems certain; there seems to be no doubt that he will win]此时此刻，他的胜利似乎已成定局。
3
: the act of concluding or finishing something or the state of being finished完成；结束
[singular]
- We had hoped for a quick conclusion of/to the war. [=had hoped that the war would end quickly]我们曾经希望战争快点结束。
- The case was finally brought to a conclusion [=was finally concluded] last week.那个案子上周终于结案了。
[noncount]
- the conclusion of a business deal生意成交
- The case was finally brought to conclusion last week.那个案子上周终于结案了。
in conclusion
— used to introduce the final comments at the end of a speech or a piece of writing最后，综上所述，总之（用于在发言或文章中引出最后的论述）
- In conclusion, I would like to thank you for inviting me to speak tonight.最后，我要感谢你们邀请我今晚发言。
