conclude /kənˈkluːd/ CET4 TEM4 ( concluding, concluded, concludes )

• 1. 

  V-T If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis. 断定

  例：

  Larry had concluded that he had no choice but to accept Paul's words as the truth.

  拉里断定他别无选择，只能相信保罗所说为实。

  例：

  So what can we conclude from this debate?

  那么从这场辩论中我们能推断出什么呢？

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I When you conclude, you say the last thing that you are going to say. 结束 (说话) [正式]

  例：

  "It's a waste of time," he concluded.

  “这是浪费时间，”他最后说道。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I When something concludes, or when you conclude it, you end it. 使…结束; 结束 [正式]

  例：

  The evening concluded with dinner and speeches.

  这个夜晚以晚宴和演讲告一段落。

• 4. 

  V-T If one person or group concludes an agreement, such as a treaty or business deal, with another, they arrange it. You can also say that two people or groups conclude an agreement. 达成 (协议) [正式]

  例：

  Mexico and the Philippines have both concluded agreements with their commercial bank creditors.

  墨西哥和菲律宾双方都与他们的商业银行债权人达成了协议。